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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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Top Tools For Writers in 2011: These are mine, share yours

What are your top writing tools in 2011 — the tools you actually use every day? I’ve listed some of mine, please share yours in the comments. Blogs and Twitter Ah blogging… I’ve been blogging for over a decade now, … 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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Sell Your Heart Out — No, Really, I’m Not Kidding

Writers hate marketing. Selling anything, much less ourselves, makes us nervous. Here’s the solution, and it’s a simple one: just do it. Get used to marketing yourself, OR confine yourself to an itty bitty writing career. (And don’t complain if … Continue reading

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Christmas Treasures For Writers

The holiday season is almost upon us. This year, as always, we have a Christmas Bundle of products for you. I’ve chosen your guides carefully. Now you can create the income you want, and work the hours you want — … Continue reading

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Writing: More Income Streams, More Income

I’ve had several questions about the necessity of creating multiple income streams from your writing over the past week. As I said in this post, Writing for Multiple Income Streams: the Benefits | Angela Booth’s Fab Freelance Writing Blog, the … Continue reading

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Make Money Writing: Create a Blog, Sell It For $50,000

Want to sell your blog for $50,000? Believe it or not, there’s no real trick to it; all it takes is determination and effort. Everything in life that’s worthwhile takes that. Read this blog post, 6 Lessons I Learned Selling … Continue reading

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iPad: Can You Manage Your Writing Life On An iPad?

I do some writing on my iPad, primarily with Writing Kit for full documents, and using Evernote for making notes. I’ve been wondering whether it’s possible to do a full day’s work just on an iPad. In this article, Masochist … Continue reading

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