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Author :: Kristy Taylor  |
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| Article Title :: Getting Your Short Fiction Published: The Hard Truth |
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The short story market is one of the hardest to break into.
There are thousands of well-known writers pumping out short
fiction, and thousands more just like you, struggling to get
themselves published for the first time. But there are several
things you can do to set yourself apart from the rest and start
working your way to the head of the pack.
Attention to Detail
First things first, make sure your manuscript is professional.
Use a plain, 12-point font, times new roman is the norm.
Double-line space the entire manuscript and only left-justify
your text. Use a minimum one inch margin on both sides of the
page, and top and bottom. Put your name, address and contact
number in the top righ (read full article) |
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| Category :: Writing Articles |
Author :: David Geer |
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| Article Title :: Ten Rewards for Building Longterm Relationships with Editors and
the Seven Things You Need to Do to |
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The Rewards
1. Trust. Trust is earned over time. A lot of mistakes or
misunderstandings that might make an editor wonder about a
writer they don't know will all be water under the bridge in a
trusted relationship. 2. Strong Lines of Communication. Another
benefit of trust is openness. You're more likely to know just
what your editor needs and be better prepared to please her or
him with strong, open communication between you. 3. Ongoing Work
and a Regular Paycheck. An editor who has learned to count on
you will do so, time and again, assignment after assignment. 4.
Growing Relationships = More Work and Raises. The more an editor
trusts you, the more she or he will entrust to you. Maybe twi (read full article) |
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| Category :: Writing Articles |
Author :: Marian Marcinkowski VerbumSoft |
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| Article Title :: Expending client base in interpretation and translation
services: Have you ever thought of working w |
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Networking with another professionals and companies is the key
to grow freelance translation or interpretation business sector.
It is also very challenging to develop steady cooperation with
perspective clients since the market is overwhelmed with any
type of translation services. However, if one possesses
creativity, and knows which domains are demanding, and less
competitive, he or she may find networking and self-promotion
easier to conduct. By brainstorming an interpreter or a
translator may discover, for instance that a Speech- Language
Pathologist will need his or her services.
What does a Speech-Language Pathologist (SLP) do? SLP evaluates,
diagnoses and treats individuals who exhib (read full article) |
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| Category :: Writing Articles |
Author :: Allen Brown |
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| Article Title :: Article Vaccine to Uphold Your Website Why to write articles
Articles can do miracle for your websit |
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Why to write article? Article Directories are the best source
of publishing and generating traffic to your web-site. Several
of these sites will publish your article right away, and because
of higher rankings of these sites, your article will quickly
indexed in the search engines.
Many article directories are looking for new articles that can
be used on their websites, blogs, and in their ezines. Following
are the major reasons why to write articles. 1. Write to reach
more people: When you write good articles, people may visit the
site often looking for new articles and information from you. 2.
Write for free advertising: Submitting your articles to other
websites provides an opportunit (read full article) |
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| Category :: Writing Articles |
Author :: Jim Green |
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| Article Title :: Where to Look for Your Next Project when You're Writing for Profit |
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| When my first book “Starting Your Own Business” was published way back in 1995, I thought that was it. I reckoned I’d never write another one. But I was wrong. It has enjoyed many reprints, multiple editions, and proceeded over the years to generate another seven disparate titles from the same topic.Towards the end of last year I completed the first draft manuscript for a commemorative fourth edition marking a decade in print. This has been accepted by the publisher and is due on world wide bookshelves in the autumn of 2005. The content has been updated, several topical new chapters have been added, and all in all it should start the ball rolling all over again by attracting (read full article) |
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| Category :: Writing Articles |
Author :: Vivian Gilbert Zabel |
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| Article Title :: Plot: A Main Ingredient for a Well Made Story |
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Some so-called experts insist that a story doesn't require a
plot. However, whether found in a short story or a novel, a
story requires a plot, otherwise the "story" is like bread
without yeast - flat. A writing without a plot may be a
narrative, a scene, or perhaps a descriptive essay, but anything
without a plot doesn't "make" a story.
According to Literature: What Makes a Good Short Story?,
"A plot is a causal sequence of events, the 'why' for the things
that happen in the story." The elements of plot include
1. Exposition, the information needed to understand a
story;
2. Complication, the catalyst that begins the major
conflict;
3. Climax, the turning poi (read full article) |
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| Category :: Writing Articles |
Author :: Bill Goldschein |
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| Article Title :: Defining the Web Audience |
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The first step a writer must take before starting any work is
defining the audience; who he/she is writing to. At last count
there were an estimated billion Web users. Writing content for
the World Wide Web means writing for a vast, multilingual,
multicultural audience of varied educational background. The web
is spreading rapidly through the third world. Though English is
now the dominant language, it has been forecast that by the end
of 2007, there will be more Chinese than English screens. The
literacy rate of users is rising as the internet spreads and
education improves. Ever widening differences in cultures must
be taken into account as less developed countries gain increased
access. (read full article) |
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| Category :: Writing Articles |
Author :: James Ellison |
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| Article Title :: You Too Can Write Ebooks and Articles |
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Books and articles are about sharing our perception, learning,
reasoning and what we live through. They formulate emotional or
moral sensitivity and info for individuals who do not have these
varieties of communication skills.
When you imagine, you can listen to your voice. When you listen
to your voice, you can compose. Writing is an elementary act of
expanding your mind to your fingers.
Try this work out:
1. Start with a blank page in your word processing platform. 2.
Allow your fingers to linger just over the keys of your keyboard
and shut your eyes. 3. At this present moment open you mind and
allow it to fill up with silence. 4. With that silence, allow
your thoughts to concentrat (read full article) |
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| Category :: Writing Articles |
Author :: www.getplotted.com |
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| Article Title :: Writing a book - tips from an author #10 |
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Symbolism and your novel
Every work of fiction contains symbolism, at least at some
level. You may think you are writing a bluff, no-nonsense gritty
factual history, and yet there will be readers who can analyze
what you wrote and extract a symbolism that may astound you. You
may even end up wondering 'how did I write that?'! Your
characters, the things they do, the places and situations you
set them in are all powerful opportunities for symbolism,
whether you want it or not, and you should at the very least be
aware of this phenomenon. The most successful novels inspire
human urges and drives by that very symbolism - an example would
be the bizarre fact that private school numbers in the (read full article) |
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| Category :: Writing Articles |
Author :: Serena Greenslade |
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| Article Title :: Reading Poetry Aloud |
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Lots of us decide to give a poetry reading - whether it's our
own poetry, a poem we've had written for a special occasion or a
famous poem, there are times when we would like to read it aloud
and share it with other people.
Poetry readings take place at weddings, funerals, poetry clubs
and concerts.
There are a few different rules for poetry reading than for
prose reading and these rules help us to keep the shape of the
poem.
First you have to be heard. The sound has to get out of your
mouth and for this to happen you have to open your mouth.
If you have written the poem yourself or if you've had it
written for you, you will know the emotion the poem is trying to
convey. You wil (read full article) |
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