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How to Write a Great Non-fiction Book Proposal

By Valerie Brooks

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You were passionate enough about your subject to write about it. Now it’s time to use that passion to sell it to a literary agent. Knowing the secrets of how to write a great non-fiction book proposal is half the battle... more »

How to Write a Nonfiction Book Proposal that SELLS

By Wendy Keller

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If you hope to sell a nonfiction book, you'll need to write a book proposal. A book proposal is the tool literary agents use to sell books to publishers. This article is the absolute, boiled-down, basic, down-n-dirty guide to writing a proposal ... more »

How to Write A Short Synopsis for Your Women's Fiction Novel

By TMcElligott

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A synopsis is a brief explanation of what your story is about and what happens in it. Sounds simple enough but for many writers, new and seasoned, the synopsis can strike fear in their hearts. Agents and editors can vary on the style of synopsis ... more »

How to Write a Successful Column

By Lindaperry

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Reading a column is easy. When you read one, you are comfortable, and you are ready to hear the topic. You sit down, read a few lines and there you go. But writing a column is harder than reading one. If you want some information about ... more »

How to Write a Winning Book Press Release

By Allen R. Smith

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No matter how great your book is, if people don't know about it, it will never sell. And, writing press releases for books, movies and charitable events are not all the same. Here are some tips on how to write a compelling press release aimed ... more »

How to Write and Self-Publish a Cookbook

By Cougar1002

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If you love cooking and like sharing recipes, creating a cookbook can be a fun and even profitable project. In this article, I'll show you an easy way to write and self-publish a cookbook with a very minimum budget... more »

How to Write and Sell an Ebook

By Cougar1002

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When I first started writing for profit, the idea of creating ebooks was very appealing to me. I just didn't really know how to do it. In this article, I'll show you one option you can take. It's not the only way to do things, but it's a way I ... more »

How to Write Fiction

By EasyWriter

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If you want to write fiction, you must be willing to sit down and write. That means you must stop talking about writing and begin to put words down on paper. Fiction writing is an art but there are tools and techniques you can use to develop your ... more »

How to Write Fiction or Memoirs Using Layering

By airesflora

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In most writing classes, you learn to answer the basic journalistic questions: who, what, why, when, where and how. Many writers approach this trying to weave this in to the original draft and end up feeling defeated. Here's a technique to help ... more »

How to Write for Any Magazine

By Valerie Brooks

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There are some basic unspoken rules for writing in the magazine market, no matter what the magazine. Apply them every time you submit an idea for a story... more »

How to Write Natural Dialogue in Fiction Stories

By Cougar1002

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In creating novels and short stories, it can sometimes be difficult to create natural and realistic dialogue. In this article, I'll show you ways you can solve this problem... more »

How to Write Picture Book Stories for Children

By EasyWriter

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Writing stories for young children can be fun and profitable. The picture book format, geared for the two to eight-year-old, is limited in length with thirty-two pages overall and only twenty-five pages of text. While the number of words in a ... more »

How to Write Through Trauma and Tragedy

By Lindaperry

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Write. Did you not hear what I said to you? Write. Begin it now. You are the writer that you yearned to be all of your life, and now is the time that you cast away everything from your past, all of your procrastinations, and now is the ... more »

How to write your Life Story

By Scriber57

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Your life is not dull and boring! It may seem dull to you, but other people think the same thing about themselves. It's a little like the concept of "one man's trash is another man's treasure." We each lead different lives, and what we ... more »

How to Add Back Matter to Your Memoir

By Karen Hamilton Silvestri

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Before you publish your memoir you need to add back matter to your publication. Back matter is a place for your readers to quickly find various pages in your book. It is also an essential element of all professional publications. Place back ... more »

How to Avoid Beginner Writing Mistakes

By Valerie Brooks

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Spotting amateur writing is a cinch if you know what to look for. Avoiding the common beginning writer pitfalls will help your words shine so you can produce effective publishable material... more »

How to Begin Your Freelancing Career - Part One

By David Snyder

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Freelancing is not as easy as it sounds. Like anything worth doing, establishing yourself as a credible, trustworthy investment, it may take time and effort to solidify a respectable reputation. One of the ways you can start your career off ... more »

How to Bind a Book of Poems

By Karen Hamilton Silvestri

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The famous poet, Emily Dickinson bound all of her poems herself into what were called fascicles, more commonly called 'packets'. Placing your poems together in this fashion is a satisfiying way of displaying your creative work. Here I will tell ... more »

How to Come Up With Ideas for a Women's Fiction Novel

By TMcElligott

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Women's fiction contains, mystery, suspense, drama, comedy, heartbreak and sometimes love. It's a title that covers a broad range of books and the ideas can be endless. Below are some tips to help you find that perfect topic that you can run ... more »

How to Copyright Your Book

By Karen Hamilton Silvestri

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So, you have finally finished that novel you started. Or you have put together a book of family recipes or you have written your autobiography. Now you want to insure that no one else can legally use your work for profit. In the United States, ... more »

How to Create a Believable Fictional Character

By Cougar1002

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This article is mainly geared toward fiction writers who already have characters in mind or created. It is a checklist of ideas to keep in mind that will help you create realistic characters or slightly alter existing ones... more »

How to Create a Dynamic Hero for Your Novel

By Rodney Southern

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So you finally decided to write that novel? Every great story has an antagonist and protagonist. You need a hero to bring the novel to life. Coming up with a hero is relatively easy if you consider what makes a hero, so follow this guide to ... more »

How to Earn Money Selling Your Own E-Book

By dhinkle

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Selling your own E-book can be one of the most profitable aspects of your Internet business. People are always searching for good information online. If you have some expertise in a particular area, you may have a best seller on your hands... more »

How to Find an Out of Print Book

By Jorty

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If you are in search of a long lost book that is currently out of print, there are several ways to go about finding a copy. With a little research and searching, you should be able to get your hands on a copy of that book after all. Read on to ... more »

How to find the right illustrator for your self published book.

By Aronna

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Finding the right artist to illustrate your self published book doesn't have to be chaos... more »

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