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What is holding you back from being the write...
Published on Thursday, June 12, 2008 by Essays As a writing instructor and coach I work with writers every day who are not reaching their full potential. What holds them back? When you talk with struggling writers they generally mention one of three problems: ~ Lack of writing skills ~ Lack of writing opportunities ~ Lack of knowledge As a writing professional with more than two decades of experience in both pr... Read More »
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The Most Important Rule Of Writing
Published on Tuesday, June 10, 2008 by Essays I just finished a set of conferences with my students which inspired me to write about the most important rule of writing -- writing is a process. So many of difficulties struggling writers face occur when they ignore this simple rule. Once you embrace the fact that writing is a process rather than an event, once you recognize that the more time you give the process ... Read More »
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Writing Style: Are You A Real Writer?
Published on Friday, June 6, 2008 by Essays I hear it all the time from my students and at the seminars and workshops I lead. The writers that I work with are excited to work with a "real" writer. Most people define a "real" writer as one who is published. Therefore I, with three published novels and innumerable newspaper and magazine articles under my belt, certainly qualify. However, the longer I am involved... Read More »
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25 Ways To Fail As A Freelance Writer
Published on Monday, April 7, 2008 by Essays 1. Don’t set yourself a writing routine or stick to it. 2. Always make sure that doing your writing is at the bottom of your list of priorities, and even when you are writing, if something else you have to do that day springs to mind, then go and do that instead. 3. If one of your friends comes round to invite you out for coffee, just go, no matter how busy... Read More »
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How To Promote Your Book
Published on Wednesday, March 19, 2008 by Essays One of the biggest misconceptions about getting a book published is that the publishing company will take care of the marketing. Generally speaking, that’s not true. There are basically three different ways to get your book published. You can self-publish your own book. You can use a small independent publisher or if you’re an established author, you can u... Read More »
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The Dirty Little Writing Secret Everyone Hate...
Published on Sunday, February 24, 2008 by Essays Many struggling writers come to me asking what they can do to improve their writing. They continually face problems with sentence and paragraph structure as well as surface errors such as spelling, grammar, and punctuation. They know the basic rules of English and can often be very effective helping other writers revise their work but somehow manage to overlook the er... Read More »
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How To Be Your Own Editor
Published on Monday, February 18, 2008 by Essays There is a stigma associated with writers turning to editors for assistance with their work. Some people see outside editing as an unfair advantage, a form of literary cheating. Writers are expected to be able to objectively evaluate their own work. Interestingly, this is exactly the opposite of what one finds in other professions. Witness the famous phrase, " A d... Read More »

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What is holding you back from being the write...

The Most Important Rule Of Writing

Writing Style: Are You A Real Writer?

25 Ways To Fail As A Freelance Writer

How To Promote Your Book

The Dirty Little Writing Secret Everyone Hate...

How To Be Your Own Editor