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A Writer’s Christmas: How To Ensure It’s A Merry One

The holidays are almost upon us. Getting excited yet? I am. At this time of year, your writing can be crowded out with holiday preparations. Don’t let that happen. Otherwise you can wake up sometime in January to find that … Continue reading

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Writing Articles for Love and Cash: 4 Easy Tips You Can Use Today

Want to make money writing? If you love to write, one of the easiest ways to generate cash is by writing articles. Unfortunately, the competition’s huge. This means that payment’s very low. You need to make your articles stand out, … Continue reading

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Help! Finding Sources For Writing Pitches

If you’re looking for sources for writing pitches for magazines, or websites, the Internet can seem vast and intimidating. Try: * Investigating news — what’s the latest in a topic? Sign up for Google Alerts for keywords; * Contacting companies … Continue reading

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Writing Tip for 2012: Get Proactive

I’ll be giving you lots of tips to make 2012 your best writing year ever over the next few weeks. So, here’s the first one: get PROACTIVE. To explain, here’s an excerpt from The Piggyback Process, which is currently in … Continue reading

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Piggyback Your Way to Success

Over the years, I’ve coached many writers. All successful writers discover that they’re not alone. They make professional contacts, and then piggyback their way to success. Everyone piggybacks, and you can do it too, especially if you’re struggling to make … Continue reading

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Ebook Writing Process: Promote As You Write

Writing and selling ebooks is the easiest way to make money from your writing, long after you’ve written it. In Words into Cash: Write and Sell Your Ebook in Just 8 Hours, I give you a super-simple way to write … Continue reading

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You Can Write a Book If You Stop Trying

We’ve been discussing digital publishing via the Kindle et al over the past few weeks, and you’ve had questions. Lots of questions. Most questions concerned how to start writing your book, and then, how to finish it. I’ve been thinking … Continue reading

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Improve Your Writing Skills: Read Aloud

Want an easy way to improve your writing skills? Here you go: read your writing aloud once you’ve written the final draft. You’ll pick up awkward phrasing, and much more. When I read aloud, I stay alert for tautologies; they … Continue reading

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Get Started: Your First Writing Job

This week, several new writers asked me about getting started as a writer who writes for money. The thrust of their questions was “what do I write?” As I suggested in this post, Freelance writing jobs: how to know what … 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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