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Beginnings


Just about everyone is familiar with this beginning: ?In the beginning God created the heavens and earth. The earth was without form and void, and darkness was upon the face of the deep . . .? (Genesis 1: 1-2 RSV) In a sense we?re playing God when we write a story. We create the characters, plot, and setting, turning a blank page?nothingness?into a compelling story.

The Hard Facts About Editing


Whether you're interviewing for a new job, trying to woo a love interest on a first date, selling your work on the Internet, or submitting a query to an editor, you can never make a second first impression. It's true. It's just one of life's hard facts.

Dreading the Writing Assignment? Outlines to the Rescue


Writing technical articles is a challenge. There you sit, surrounded by reams of research, notes and interviews. Where do you start?

6 Ways to Leverage Technical Articles


Technology vendors often contribute bylined articles to trade journals. The articles are great exposure for these companies but they don't come cheap ? the trades rarely pay for these articles but the vendors spend time and resources to assign pieces, write them, approve them and submit them. Your PR agency can help your clients leverage their investment by wringing top value out of these articles. Here are some possibilities:

Seven Compelling Reasons to Get Your Name on a Book Cover


Have you ever considered writing a book? If so, maybe you?ve already established firmly in mind your exact purpose for becoming an author. Your reasons may match one or more of those below. Or perhaps you could add yours to the list. Nevertheless, with some 65,000 books being published in the United States yearly, there is overwhelming attraction to joining the ranks of authors.

Need a Book Coach, Ghost Writer, or Editor? Part 2


If you either want to write a book to help others create a better life and boost business or you already have your book nearly finished, you may need book coaching to answer all of your questions "What step to take next?"

Five EASY Ways to Improve Your Business Writing


Have you ever wondered why some people can make millions writing books, and others (maybe you) can?t even complete a simple business letter worth reading? Sure, natural talent probably accounts for some of their writing success. But really the best-selling authors achieved that level of success by devoting serious time and effort to perfecting their craft. Plus, they love to write.

Understanding The First Rule Of Writing ? Before You Start The Great American Book


Chaos and confusion come when established rules and procedures are not followed. Even mixing and matching systems to favor one?s own position can cause a great deal of consternation. In writing a book, the first rule is to know and understand why you want to write in the first place.

On Writing and Poetry: Harry Calhoun in Conversation


?This is just brilliant. The whole interview is incredible? I'm? REALLY appreciative of some seriously good advice from a fellow writer.? Mark Howell, Senior Writer, Solares Hill

Pages: Your Book of Life


Many of us dream of writing a book. Why not. What greater story can you write about than from the pages of your own book of life. Each day is a new beginning.

Piecing It All Together


There's a little known secret we writers like to keep to ourselves, because we fear that if word got out, readers would immediately become disillusioned and abandon us. It's not as bad as a reviewer spoiling a twist in the plot of a book, I suppose. Those people should be tarred with onion dip, feathered with potato chips and released to a crowd of hungry football fans on the day of the Super Bowl. But it is a little like the magician showing you how he fooled you.

Why I Write Horror


These are some of the snapshots I carry with me:

10 Tips on How to Cultivate Relationships with Editors


If you are an aspiring writer, or you simply want to augment your professional qualifications by publishing material related to your field of expertise, listen up. Here are a few tips that will help ingratiate you in the hearts and minds of editors. Once you?ve established a positive rapport with an editor, you may find the publication to be an excellent outlet for your work ? and if you?re good enough ? you may be invited to submit more work.

Self-examination vs Self-indulgence


Self-examination is brutally honest. Self-indulgence is brutally maudlin.

Starting a Local Writers Group


My husband is no poet, so when I offer my carefully pruned poetry for him to review, I get the usual and unsatisfying reply: "That' nice sweetie." Furthermore, he could care less about whom the Poet Laureate is and why I love his smoke pit conversation type poems. I could look elsewhere in my house for literary discourse, but I'd be met by conversations that might go a little like this, "'A' is for apple. Say 'aaaaaah'"

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