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Get Paid For Guest Blog Posts

Getting paid to guest post is a dream for many bloggers, but it doesn’t have to be. You can get paid to guest post provided you can write and do your research. Start by learning “Rules Every Guest...

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Writing Prompt #2

This month’s writing prompt should appeal to fantasy writers more than anyone. It is a screen capture from Lord of the Rings online. Gaming, especially MMO and RPG centered games, are one of my...

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Novel Writing: Word Count Matters Not Chapter Count

Word count is a tricky thing when writing a novel. Most publishers have rules that govern word count. Always check with the publisher you plan to pitch your novel to or at least check their website for...

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Develop These Essential Habits And Become A Better Writer

We’ve all read countless articles online telling us we need to develop habit XYZ in order to be a more productive writer. The problem with these articles is they all say the same thing and it all boils...

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Finding Places To Get Paid To Write Online

We all want it. Wake up around noon; go outside and get the paper or run to the market; then after a few hours we sit down and write two or three blog posts and send them to the editors… Read more ›...

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Promote Your Ebook On Facebook

Creating an Ebook is hard enough without worrying about marketing your Ebook. If you don’t promote your Ebook, chances are no one will read it except the occasional person that enters that perfect...

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Proven Ways To Beat Procrastination

We all do it. I’ll start tomorrow or I need to go to the market first. Everyone, yes everyone, procrastinates at some point. For writers procrastination is a hobby in itself. Some poorly wired part of...

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Looking Back At 2014 As A Writer And Blogger

2014 was a good year for me as a blogger. As a writer I failed miserably. Today writer and blogger seem to be considered the same thing, but I like to make a distinction between the two. I do that…...

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Writing Goals And Resolutions For 2015

The best way to look is always forward. 2014 was a bad year for me as a writer and blogger. In 2015 I plan to set better goals and plan my year better. In 2014 I set some unreachable goals… Read more ›...

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Set Writing Goals And Stick With Them

I have failed on my resolutions for 2015 so far. I am a victim of procrastination so it isn’t my fault. Ok, it is my fault and beating procrastination can be done. The secret is finding a method that...

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How To Create A Fantasy World

A good fantasy novel isn’t complete without a believable fantasy world to go with it. Arguably, the depth of the world and how well you “build” it is more important when writing fantasy than it is in...

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Content Curation 101

Curating content isn’t about put together your list of top ten YouTube videos. Ok, maybe it is a little, but there is much more to it. Simply posting content everyone else is already posting won’t make...

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How to Not Fail as a Copywriter

Copywriting is more about marketing than grammar right? Wrong. Poor grammar and spelling will turn readers away from your blog and customers away from your company’s website. Spell checkers are great...

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Writing the Military for Your Fantasy Novels

For me, watching a movie with less than accurate battle scenes or soldiers using pistols for 500-yard kill shots is a travesty. I find novels with a poorly written military and weapons used...

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