Archive for the 'Writing' Category
Wednesday, June 25th, 2008
The importance of writing and submitting articles is the fact that you won’t get the word out about what you believe in strongly enough to put on paper, unless someone is there to read it.
Writing your articles means that you have to submit it to search engines, article submission sites and article directories for it […]
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Tuesday, June 24th, 2008
Promoting any business through writing articles has become a really powerful and an effective tool, there are many website actually each of the successful websites are planning article writing to promote their business online.
There are certain tips that should be kept in mind once you have decided to write an article to promote your business. […]
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Sunday, June 22nd, 2008
If you are in graduate school, you will need to write a thesis. A thesis project is an independent study on a topic of great interest. The most common thesis is a written thesis. Writing your thesis at times may seem like a daunting task. With some practical preparation techniques: you can confidently climb this […]
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Sunday, June 22nd, 2008
Many styles of writing exist and there are plenty of ways to format an essay. For example, academic writing and informal writing are two different types of styles that both require careful attention. One difference between the two essays is that academic writing tends to put more emphasis on how the essay is physically structured, […]
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Saturday, June 21st, 2008
I went to my local grocery store the other day. I needed some shaved deli meat for my famous “Killer Roast Beef Sandwiches.” The deli counter is right there when you walk in and the scene was a typical early evening gotta-get-somethin-for-dinner rush. I counted six people ahead of me but when I pulled my […]
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Saturday, June 21st, 2008
Imagine for a moment that you have just been hired as an acquisitions editor a small publishing company that publishes romance. Your task is to find a romantic suspense novel to fill a gaping hole in the publisher’s schedule. You are excited, thinking you have just landed your dream job. After all, you’ll get to […]
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Thursday, June 19th, 2008
When it comes to writing a college essay there are several components and issues that one definitely needs to know how to master. Whether you find yourself writing about the proper way to store plants so that they’ll grow sufficiently or writing about why illegal drugs should be legalized, there are right and wrong ways […]
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Thursday, June 19th, 2008
Two of the most important parts of a college term paper are the thesis statement and the introduction. You will want to follow these helpful hints before jumping in and writing your paper. The most important part of your college term paper is the thesis statement. In essence, it is the justification for its existence. […]
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Wednesday, June 18th, 2008
Writing for magazines is a great place to freelance because you can earn a good paycheck writing cover stories, features, how-to articles, interview pieces, product or travel destination reviews, and other types of articles. Plus, your byline will promote yourself as a freelance writer to the public.
Follow these tips:
TIP #1: Most of the articles you […]
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Wednesday, June 18th, 2008
Roughly 1,000 magazines are launched every year, according to Samir “Mr. Magazine” Husni, a magazine consultant and chair of the journalism department at the University of Mississippi. Nearly 20,000 consumer and trade publications exist in North America, according to the National Directory of Magazines. These statistics don’t include many of the small, independent start-up magazines.
New […]
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Wednesday, June 18th, 2008
The most visible magazines are mainstream magazines sold on newsstands and in bookstores to the public. Trade magazines, on the other hand, are more exclusive; they are not sold to the public at retail chains and they usually circulate to the magazine’s elite class of subscribers and members. Just as there are countless mainstream magazines […]
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Tuesday, June 17th, 2008
All businesses are in constant demand for marketing materials to increase traffic, boost profit, and raise their own awareness to the public. Although most businesses, large and small, have their own marketing departments, they still rely on ad agencies to assist with their marketing efforts, especially before and during busy seasons. Ad agencies hire freelance […]
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Tuesday, June 17th, 2008
Professional freelance writers usually use five steps to generate a steady flow of work. The five step process is: 1) bidding on work through online services marketplaces; 2) searching for jobs daily on job meta-search engines; 3) browsing online job boards to find jobs; 4) pitching query letters, proposals and article ideas to media outlets, […]
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Monday, June 16th, 2008
You have finally come almost full circle. You are now going to be writing your PhD dissertation. This is none other than a formal, lengthy document that you will be arguing in the defense of a specific thesis. A thesis is defined as a hypothesis or conjecture.
First of all, you are going to have to […]
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Monday, June 16th, 2008
Amazon is a big piece to our success and as they continue to change their model, how we market and sell our books needs to change as well. It’s no secret that Angela Hoy of BookLocker and WritersWeekly has been very vocal about the recent move on Amazon’s part to get all their POD publishers […]
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Monday, June 16th, 2008
Publishing is a very competitive business and the choices for getting a manuscript into print are numerous. Everyone who writes has to make a decision on what’s best for them and their manuscript or book, but the decision should be based on their personal goals and not what someone else is trying to sell you. […]
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Monday, June 16th, 2008
Tough as a tire iron and proud as a parson in paradise, Jeff Sanders, Private Investigator, was good at his job, always cool and always composed, never rancorous or rattled on the witness stand. Fit at 40, he was a wiz at bending the truth toward the side that hired him, but he never blatantly […]
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Monday, June 16th, 2008
In a recent article, I stated: “I found that three or four pages of explanatory text usually are quite well received.” I also stated: “It may not be totally acceptable to a few readers, but overall, most will enjoy learning something new and, if the material is adequately condensed and included as part of the […]
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Friday, June 13th, 2008
Serious freelance writers know their income may come from other sources, not just writing articles for magazines or clients. Ultimately, their freelance writing leads to writing books or e-books for themselves or as ghostwrites. If you decide to ghostwrite e-books and trade paperbacks, consider the following:
If a client hires you as a “work-for-hire” ghostwriter, then […]
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Friday, June 13th, 2008
As a freelance writer, you will compete against many writers who are just as talented as you are. You will also compete against writers who write poorly and who offer their writing services at ridiculously low fees. These writers can and do get jobs. Many times you will tempt yourself to lower your rates to […]
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