Monthly Archives: August 2011

Content Farms From The Horse’s Mouth

If you’ve been reading my blogs and ezine for a while, you know I’m not against the concept of content farms. You also know that I advise you not to stay in those dismal swamps and wastelands too long… Content … Continue reading

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Freelancing Writing and Specialization: Become An Expert

Here’s a question for you: what do you LOVE? What do you spend time thinking about, reading about, and discussing with your friends? Your special interests may well lead to a specialty, and for freelance writers, specializing leads to a … Continue reading

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“Rewriting” Is Plagiarism, Like It Or Not

I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again, endlessly… “rewriting” others’ work is PLAGIARISM. Three writers this week have approached me saying that they’ve been offered writing jobs which ask them to “rewrite” published books. As I said in … Continue reading

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Blogging Secrets: The End Depends on the Beginning

I’ve received lots of questions about blogging over the past couple of weeks. Primarily, the questions involved getting a blog to do something or other, after the blogger’s been blogging for weeks or months. The short answer is: it’s hard. … Continue reading

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Writers Are (Often) Introverts, and It’s A Good Thing

Many writers are introverts. We need to be; we spend a lot of time alone, thinking and staring at the computer screen. In my younger days, my introverted nature bothered me, but only because it bothered other people. If you’re … Continue reading

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