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Weekend Books
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| I've been in a reading slump lately - I just haven't felt like reading. This happens sometimes and whenever I break my "at least two books a week" rhythm, I just roll with it until it changes. |
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The Power of Less: Changing Behavior with Leo Babauta
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| To learn a skill, I often look — not for the best in the world — but for people who’ve made the greatest progress in the shortest period of time. |
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What’s the Difference Between Writing Articles & Media Releases?
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| Writing an article to boost your business expertise differs from writing a media release for free publicity. Find out what those differences are and how they can affect your results. |
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Pitch the Story, Not Your Book
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| Pitch your book and you have a certain number of stories and media hooks. Pitch yourself, your life experiences, your anecdotal stories and your book and you’ve suddenly broadened the bulls eye… |
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Personal Success Strategy - Schedule a Mind-Rest Date
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| It is not uncommon for people to get so tangled up in the quagmire of struggle when going through change that they forget to give themselves a mind-rest. Yes, a mind-rest to let go of the worries and everyday routines that occupy a great deal of time.
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Writing Tips: Variety, White Space, Pacing, Conflict and PONR
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| Learn about five structural devices used in writing--variety, white space, pacing, conflict and point of no return. Using these elements will make your work easier to read and more exciting. |
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Publishing Options Do You Have a Book Just Waiting to Be Published
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| Have you completed a novel and are now looking for ways to have it published? Want to get the family cookbook published? Well, first you should understand your options--and you do have a few. Whether you query New York publishers, use a subsidy publisher or publish entirely on your own, it's a good idea to know the pros and cons of every option. |
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Rule 11 Use a Drop Letter
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| This is Rule #11 in a series of articles on "21 ways to Increase the Power and Profit of Your Advertising Without Spending an Extra Cent," by Brad Sugars. |
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Frequent Flyers: How To Maximize Your Air Time
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| Have you ever found yourself sitting on a plane for a one or two-hour flight, wishing you had something to do? While frequent flyers or road warriors often have gear like Blackberries or laptops so they can work while en-route, there are other ways to use that air time that may in fact result in more productivity and less stress in the long run. |
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Stranger Than Fiction
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| Exploring the movie Stranger Than Fiction and the important questions it raises in how we live our lives.
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Building a Character Wall
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| Sometimes it can be difficult for fiction authors to keep their characters straight. Many find their characters end up blurring into each other--mainly because they've lost sight of who each of these people are in the story. By creating a "character wall", you'll have a constant visual to keep you on track. So start building! |
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The Four Firsts and Chapter Hooks in Mystery Writing
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| In fiction, suspense and foreshadowing create mood, tension and the desire for a reader to read more. You can do this, by using the Four Firsts rule and by using chapter hooks. If you don't know what these are, then read this article. |
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Forecasting Fiction or Reality?
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| Why do so many sales forecasts bear a closer resemblance to great works of fiction than to reality? Why do “top opportunities” slip and slide from month to month and all too often disappear altogether? |
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Adopting a Google mindset is good for business
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| Review of a non-fiction book entitled "What Would Google Do?" by Jeff Jarvis |
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5 Questions About Self-Publishing Your Non Fiction Book
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| If you are thinking about finally writing your non fiction book, here is some great help around self publishing. |
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“The future is here. It’s just not evenly distributed yet.”
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| The title of this post is a quote from William Gibson. Whoda’ thunk a science fiction writer would have such a compelling insight into the power of the E-Rep? |
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From Wagner to Virtual Reality
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| The modern computer began in the imagination of science fiction writers such as William S. Burroughs and has grown into the powerful machine we know and use today. As computing experience becomes more self socialized, will we progress towards a more solitary-communiity existence.
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Is Technology a Blessing or a Curse?
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| Whether we like it or not, we’re hooked on technology. Whereas not that many years ago, cell phones, laptops, desktops and tablets were more likely to be found in science fiction novels than in our homes, we’ve come to not only like technology, but rely on it. |
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Employee Engagement - Does Your Organization Employ Zombies?
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| Does your organization have zombies? A frequent character of science fiction novels and movies is the zombie – a soulless being with vacant eyes who wanders around purposelessly. |
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