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Do ONLY What’s Important
In his best-selling book The 4-Hour Workweek, author Tim Ferriss says that usually 80% of the results we get come from only 20% of the actions we take. With that in mind, take some time today to reflect on this regarding your writing business. You’ll probably discover that Ferriss is correct. You’re probably spending a…
10 New Writing Prompts
Here are 10 new writing prompts for the week. Choose just one prompt a day or combine several prompts each day and come up with a new short story. 1. The girl knocked on the door in the middle of the night. “You must come with me,” she said. 2. “Meet me under the old…
For Kids – How to Write a Little (or Big) Mystery
How to Write a Mystery a guest post from Elaine Loeser Mysteries are fun. They are puzzles with lots of strange pieces. There are story pieces, people pieces, and lots of objects from real life. And it’s all written down so that it is fun to read. You keep reading a mystery because you want…
How to Find a Literary Agent Who’s Right for You
How to Find a Literary Agent Have you been thinking of finding a literary agent? Someone who will sell what you write? It can be difficult finding an agent who will take you on. That’s because every agent won’t want to sell what you write. Instead, agents want to find authors who write what they…
15 Tips for Getting Free Publicity for Almost Anything
Free Publicity Tips If we read the newspapers or watch TV we know that advertising sells. But even those big guys who do all the advertising aren’t sure what works best when it comes to advertising. A huge retailer once said that advertising works, we just don’t know how, why, or where it works best….
For This Week’s Creative Writing Practice
Use these writing prompts for a little creative writing practice this week. Choose just one prompt and use it to write a complete short story this week, or pick a different prompt each morning and just write about it for 15 minutes or so and see what you come up with. Try it! 1. When…
How to Blog – 6 Tips to Help You Start (and Keep) Blogging on a Regular Basis
How to Blog Note: This post may contain some affiliate links for your convenience (which means if you make a purchase after clicking a link I will earn a small commission but it won’t cost you a penny more)! Read my full disclosure and privacy policies… If you’re a freelance writer, an author, or any…
Filling Your Blog’s Editorial Calendar
Tips for Filling Your Editorial Calendar When you get the idea for a blog, you really want to start off on the right foot. You take the time to find out which platform is best and which plugins will help you make the most of your visitors’ experience – but then you get stuck when…
Why You Should Write E-books
Have you ever noticed that many of the singers, designers and actors that you admire, have product lines that they offer, in addition to their records, apparel and personally autographed photos? For example, Jennifer Lopez launched a perfume line; 50 Cents was immersed in Vitamin Water; and Liz Clairborne sits “pretty” not just from her…