Mythbusting: Rethink These Writing Myths

some myths about writing

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How to write a movie

A while back, I was on Radio 4's Film Programme the same day as Simon Pegg. We were asked what we thought of screenwriting manuals. I dismissed them as get-rich-quick compendiums of cliche. Pegg said he thought they were really useful. Our films opened that weekend. His vacuumed up money. Mine tanked.

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10 Words to Avoid When Writing

10 words that make writing weak and unclear, plus 10 strategies for instantly improving writing.

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Article Writing for Dummies

If writing articles for your online home business is challenging for you, this squidoo lens is just what you've been waiting for. You'll get a simple outline to use when you write, ways to get inspired to write better articles, where to submit articles and how else to use articles in your online marketing. Enjoy!

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Tips on Writing Ezine

Learn how to write ezines which is one of the most powerful internet marketing techniques that can help your business grow fast and generate good revenue.

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Differences between regular English and news writing styles

You know what's strange? There are a lot of differences between writing regular English, like novels, and news style for journalism, such as in newspapers (well, considering the media is of the English language, anyway... otherwise, there'd be a wealth of differences...). It's something that trips up a lot of people used to one way or the other.

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Contest for Tickets to Austin City Limits Festival

Write about the music that inspires you to enter a drawing for 2 free tickets to the Austin City Limits Festival 2008, where Alejandro Escovedo will be performing.

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Writing Exercise: Pumping Up - Character

This week, we are going to begin focusing on the heart of the novel: the character. In order for the reader to fall in love with the novel, the characters must be believable. Without fully developed characters, the novel will fall flat. Here is an exercise to aid you in the creation of a character.

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The Savvy Copywriter’s Advantage: Creative Storytelling

Some people write to sell, and other people write to tell stories in novels and film. Pretty cut and dry, right?A copywriter is the selling type… she uses her talents to promote a person, place, thing, or idea. That copywriter chooses words to make the subject look and sound great so that a desired action happens.

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How to Overcome Writer's Block & Unlock Creativity

Do you have to complete a piece of writing but are putting it off? A report, a blog article, or a letter? Are you finding that the moment you sit down to write, you mind goes blank? Crap! Writers block! What can you do? This post looks at techniques for overcoming writer's and creative block, and tips for getting in touch with your creative side.

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How Can I Write My Book?

FindYourProsperity.com's Daily ProsperityGram on how to get expert book coaching advice from bestselling author Alyson Mead, for a fraction of the price she charges her regular clients.

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Quotes About Writing

Looking for that perfect quote to end your e-mails or to keep motivated as a writer? Some of these will help.

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Writing Prompt—Bring Those Objects To Life

When you wake up in the morning, do you whack the alarm clock to shut it up, or do you lovingly press the snooze button to show your alarm clock just how much you appreciate the job it does?

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Poems to Give Your Girlfriend

Wanting to give your girlfriend a romantic surprise? How about write her a poem? This site will help you.

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Don't screw the pooch on your next movie

Everything you need to know about writing, shooting, editing and selling your micro-budget movie, in order to avoid the most common mistakes that prevent film makers from getting that all important distribution deal for their film. Delivered in a snappy rant style. Telling it how it is... straight from the hip.

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Blog Advertising Sites Directory List

Well, paid blogging is the main attraction of a huge number of blogger. Some doesn’t use this service, I found two reasons, some blogger writes because they love to write, and they doesn’t have any interest in paid blogging and some blogger doesn’t know about this system. And there is also a category of new blogger who wants to adopt this ....

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How to Write a Killer Cover Letter

If your job search is stalling and your applications aren't leading to interviews, it's time to revamp your cover letter. A great cover letter is extremely important for landing a job. It's your chance to show your communication skills and elaborate on your strengths.

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1st Annual Writing Contest going on SuspenseMagazine.com

Suspense Magazine is holding it's first annual writing contest. This is great for up an coming authors, because we have relationships with publishers and agents. Submit them now!!!!

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Writing White Papers - Don't Lose Your Credibility

Too many white papers are really just thinly-disguised sales letters. But to be effective, a white paper must be an objective document that delivers problem-solving information and is persuasive only as a by product of its objectivity. This article shows how to maintain objectivity and credibility when writing a white paper.

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7 Gas-Saving Tips to Help Your Writing

I don’t need to tell you that the price of gasoline is going up, but did you know that the same tips that can help extend your gas mileage can help your writing, too?

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26 Reasons Why Customers Buy Anything

Research has uncovered 26 motivations for buying products or services. The results of this study reveal how to write advertisements and promotional material that are almost guaranteed to work.

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A Radical Goal Setting Technique That Works

Goal setting techniques are not always very effective. They are often overcomplicated or do not inspire motivation from the user. When it comes to goal setting, simpler is better. This goal setting technique is simple enough and it will destroy your excuses and obstacles along the way.

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How to write a bibliography: Bibliography writing tips

A Bibliography is a systematic list of books/resources and other works such as journal articles used or referred to by an author. Many people search “how to write a bibliography” every day. It is quite simple once you understand the format. Follow the STEP by STEP guide below on how to write a bibliography.

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The Fate of The Sentence: Is the Writing On the Wall?

The demise of orderly writing: signs everywhere. One recent report, young Americans don't write well. In a survey, Internet language -- abbreviated wds, :) and txt msging -- seeping into academic writing.But above all, what really scares a lot of scholars: the impending death of the English sentence.

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Tips On How To Write Personal Wedding Vows

For a lot, the wedding vows conveyed by the would-be spouses to each other are the highlight of the wedding rites. It is that time when the man and the woman will be given the opportunity to disclose to each other the range and intensity of their love, in front of the honorable representative and in the presence of the audience.

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5 Writing Tips to Successfully Irk Your Reader

(or at least me). Too much of one thing can get on a peoples' nerves and certain writing strategies can drive readers insane. While acknowledging them as my sole personal writing rules and annoyances, here-tips.

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3 Simple Secrets to Reducing Your Blogging Stress

Thoughts, creativity, and writing should flow freely and without tension. As I was writing an article a few months ago I noticed the strain in my stomach, neck, and jaw. I was straining to get the thoughts out. As if tensing my muscles would actually help me focus or even create something helpful to my readers.

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Write an Effective Fundraising Letter in 14 Steps

14 steps to make your fund raising letters pop!

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Freelance Writer Wanted?

"Ghostwriting seem to be all the rage these days. Everyone and his dog seems to think they can write. Some undoubtedly can, but many have hopes and little else. This post sets out to inform the reader of not only the good things about ghostwriting, but the pitfalls too. All too often the downside is not mentioned with the glory side being played...

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How to Write a Term Paper With GTD

In this post I’ll try to show you how you can implement GTD around a term paper assignment. While adapting GTD for students is admittedly a long process, it requires some special attention when you try to crank in a term paper into your next actions list.

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Finding Inspiration

As a poet and novelist myself, I understand how one can succumb to writers block. This frame of mind often times comes when least expected. You'll usually be writing like a man possessed, words flowing to paper in a steady stream, your story taking shape beautifully... and then nothing...

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Harnessing our innovative ideas

Medvedow, director of the Institute of Contemporary Art, writes about the appointment of Jason Schupbach as creative economy director and what that means for Massachusetts. The new Root Cause and Aspen report on advancing social entrepreneurialism is mentioned in the piece.

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5 tips on how to write a good article in less time

5 essential tips that must help you write a good article in less time.

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Use Propeller to Help Your eHow/Blog/Website

If one writes for eHow or a blog or a website, getting people to notice one's articles can be daunting. Social Bookmarking sites are everywhere and helpful to internet authors. Use these tips to use Propeller to get your articles/blogs noticed!

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Marketing Guide: Persuasive Writing

Want to persuade someone to do something or agree with your point of view? Persuasion is generally an method to try to influence behaviors in creating an advantageous situation.

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Write Cover Letters That Sell Resumes And Earn Jobs

There's nothing more frustrating than sending off a bunch of resumes and not getting a call back from the businesses you sent it to. Many people don't know how to write a cover letter or even know that it's important to have one. However, having a cover letter will help sell your resume and get you closer in the door.

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Writer’s Digest - 17 Writing Secrets

One author shares his tried-and-true principles for making good writing better.

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Ten Ways to Write Great Blog Posts That Get Attention!

A Best-Kept Secret-Your Now Season:Article Marketing Tips-Ten Ways to Write Great Blog Posts That Get Attention-New Blog PostStrategy and Tactics that Gets Your Blog Recognized Easy. Sendit to Bloggers You know, It's the Real Deal with the Right Stuff.

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Effective Ways to Increase Web Traffic

We all crave visits to our web sites, but it doesn’t come easy. It’s a long journey to successfully establish a loyal fan base that frequents your web site or blog. You should always be creative, original and interesting. You should write about what you know well, but also change it up a little.

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Blog Contest - Win Up To $600 For Writing a Blog

Nice little contest for all you blog writers out there! All you have to do is something you already do anyway: write a great blog!

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Improve Your Computer Note-Taking Skills

Improve your note-taking and dictation skills with web site Listen and Write. As opposed to most most typing applications, which ask you to copy words you see on the screen, Listen and Write plays back audio clips of current events and asks you to transcribe the content.

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Know About What to do in Your Area? Write an Online Guide –

This site offers a free sign up and totally free usage of all of its features. Users are able to create and customize a totally interactive user account. One that allows them to create the coolest looking guides to share with their friends. Guides can have pictures, video, custom HTML and maps—all linking to each other....

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How to Sneakily Read Books at Work [Awesome Website!]

The folks at the New Zealand Book Council have created a truly ingenious way to read more at work. Read At Work turns your desktop into a full screen, realistic PC looking desktop with folders, start button, recycle bin, the works. All the folders contain writings of famous authors and New Zealand locals. Your boss won't know you're reading a book!

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Outsourced Writing Basics

How to make more money in your freelance project by outsourcing.

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Write A Killer Book Proposal/Jump Start Your Novel Workshops

Two new writing seminars for beginning and experienced authors taught by internationally bestselling novelist, Joe Nassise. Improve your book proposals! Get started on that novel you've always wanted to write!

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Summer Writing Workshops (with a Little Healing Thrown In)

Anyone in the mood for a different kind of summer writing workshop?Bestselling author Alyson Mead is offering two this summer, easily accessible from anywhere in the world. More details can be found by going to http://wakeuptoyourstories.com/Online_Workshops.html or checking out the press release here.

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It's "The Write Thing" for Unpublished Authors

New website launched to provide a haven for budding young writers.It's the latest in online magazine ventures! TheWriteThing.org takes its focus to the literary universe, both online and off, catering to an audience of unpublished authors. It is a free, non-profit publication that is completely volunteer driven.

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Fire Up Your Guitar Playing and Songwriting

If you’re a beginner guitarist, you can be playing and writing songs immediately in any genre if you know which chords to learn first! Learning chord fingerings is not that difficult at all if you practice consistently for a few days.

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4 Ways to Define Your Book's Audience

Writing your self-published book for a specific audience is a given, but once you've finished writing it, it's now time to further define your market, according to Lulu.com, a company that helps authors self-publish their work.Susan Rabiner, a publishing veteran and literary agent, says that every publisher asks the following questions about

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Internet Article Marketing - Tips For An Effective Campaign

Your article was written to be read. When people don't read it, it basically means no one will publish it or pass it around. Since you took the time write an article you want it to be read. There is no point in wasting your time if you write an article only to be rejected or not read.

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Guide For How To Get Paid To Write Online

explains how to earn money writing online and the top sites to use.

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Effective Resume Writing

I need help with effective resume writing that will help me get the new job I’ve been wanting for a while. Where do you suggest I start? - Dan in St. Louis, MOBasically having effective resume writing skills can be the margin between landing a job and getting passed over. I can remember many times how a colleague or friend had their dream job..

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Reading and Writing

Vic Zast - The sports pages of newspapers have deteriorated in quality so much as a result of the growing prominence of electronic media and the Internet that it a pleasant surprise to find one article worth reading on a Sunday morning when folding into a lounge chair with your Stewart’s Colombian and the Chicago Tribune can be among the world’s...

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Journal Writing 101 - Great Tips for Writing Journals!

This article is great for anyone looking to start a personal writing journal! It gives on everything about journal writing from what kind of writing journal you should pick, to how you should write it. It also talks about the difference between a journal and a diary. I found it very informative and interesting on the topic of writing a journal.

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