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Writing With True Grit

Many people remember the Western Movie starring John Wayne, TRUE GRIT. This article explores Writing with True Grit. Am I talking genre, language, characters? The truth is the gentlest, emotional story, even one with a religious theme, can be written with grit. Though many of you equate this to the suspense and horror genres. [...]

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Book Review: 3 Aces by Richard Ide

One of the great joys of being a book reviewer is that you never know what is going to turn up in your mail box. There are so many great new writers out there. In fact I have a confession to make, did you know that you could take me to a bookstore and I [...]

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Write For The Money

Some purists will try and tell you that writing is an art form and that all artists should work only for the love and fulfilment that their talent brings them.
But I say that’s rubbish. If you want to be a successful and wealthy writer, then you need to write for money. You can pursue a [...]

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Developing Your Style

Back when dinosaurs roamed the earth, I was very eager to develop my style. Not that I understood what style was, but everybody else had one, so I wanted one, too.
Style is defined in several ways: it is a way of expressing something (in language or art or music etc.) that is characteristic of a [...]

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Why You Should Write For Free

While it is true that a few people can skip protocol and begin writing for large markets without writing credits, the ordinary person cannot. Be prepared, because every publication will want to know where you have been published before, and you should have a list of publications as long as your arm.

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Why You Should Enter Contests

I’ll never forget my first contest. It was the Writer’s Digest contest. I was very na

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How to Score Big With Term Papers

The term paper can be a picky assignment that will sting you if you do not get it right. You should be concerned about the important elements of the assignment such as deadline, thesis statement, outline, style and information resources. When you get the right blend of these basic elements, you are on your way [...]

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How to Use the Five Paragraph Essay Writing Format

Persuasive essay writing is all about expressing an opinion on a particular topic. The topic can be anything that the author desires with the only rule being that it must be about a specific topic. An easy format for essay writing is the five paragraph essay. If you can get the grasp of the five [...]

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