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There’s more to being creative than creativity. When I was told that this month’s Word Carnival topic was going to be creativity I rejoiced. After all, who would know better than a writer or other creative professional about this stuff that fuels our lives and businesses? I think there are ...

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Where I come from, we don’t celebrate Thanksgiving. We have the turkey, feasting and holiday trimmings a bit later in the year. Yet, it never hurts to be thankful. I believe in having an attitude of gratitude. As well as being thankful for relatively good health and the ability to ...

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Writers – How To Overcome Anxiety, Boost Your Energy And Improve Your Concentration Skills As a writer or creative artist, your most important asset is your health. Have you ever had days when no matter how hard you try, the words don’t flow and everything you write seems wooden and ...

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For some time now, I’ve been meaning to do a follow-up to How to Write with a British Accent. Well, I finally did it, sort of, with two posts on the travel blog I write for. They are: Do You Speak Brit? 20 British Expressions You Will Never Hear in ...

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Here’s a little bit of mental exercise for you if you are getting jaded with your copywriting career; make up an unexpectedly strange article as you go along. What I mean by that is that you start typing an unusual article about a fairly limited subject without having any clue ...

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by Natalie Hunter Writing, without question, is not always the easiest task in the world. Freelancers often find themselves in dire straits when they are assigned a topic they know little about, or are finding themselves strapped for cash so they need to write as many words as possible in ...

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by Jocelyn Anne With the wealth of content on the web these days (beyond human comprehension or imagination, I think), it becomes imperative to know the secrets and tricks to capturing a reader and making them your newest, biggest fan for life. If your title is boring, your paragraphs long ...

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It’s not often that we get negative comments on Get Paid to Write Online, but that’s just what our recent guest post on proofreading provoked. I thought that Randall Davidson’s post would start some discussion – and it certainly did.  Randall’s view is that hiring a proofreading business gives clients ...

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by Randall Davidson Misspellings and grammatical mistakes create a negative impression of an author that can persist long after someone has finished reading the author’s work. Reliable, accurate proofreading services can help those who create written work for public consumption — and I focus on small business owners specifically in ...

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It’s time for another writing and blogging linkfest, just over four months after the last one (see, I’m getting better). Here are some of the posts I’ve saved and shared in the last few months. Writing Business Are Your Friends Sabotaging Your Business? – Men with Pens Why I’ve Never ...

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When is it OK to edit your own work and when should you get help? In this guest post Jenn Mattern offers some tips on this important issue for writers.

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by James Mowery Technical writing can be a lucrative field if you know where to look to find work. Technical writers can be found working for companies on a full-time basis or writing freelance for several different companies or websites. Craigslist is always a good place to start looking for ...

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by Steve Kellas I am a life-long learner. I live for learning. To me, this is one of the most exciting things about being a copywriter – I get to learn about practically anything, and then I get to share my lessons with others. It’s wonderful. So what do you ...

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Ivin Viljoen has become a regular reader of this blog, so I was pleased when he offered to contribute this guest post. Samurais and ninjas take years, perhaps even decades, to develop their practice to the point where they are ready to go it alone. In the same way, new ...

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This is the second of two guest posts on article writing from Darrell Laurant. Darrell is the founder and director of The Writers’ Bridge, an organization designed to assist freelance writers. He has also spent the last 30 years as a journalist, freelancing frequently on the side. He is based in ...

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Today I’m happy to feature the first of two guest posts on article writing from Darrell Laurant. Darrell is the founder and director of The Writers’ Bridge, an organization designed to assist freelance writers. He has also spent the last 30 years as a journalist, freelancing frequently on the side. ...

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This is a collection of advice from Get Paid To Write Online for those new to freelance writing. it covers getting online, promotion, getting clients, getting paid and copyright, with a healthy dose of inspiration.

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How do you write believable characters and locations? Scriptwriter Stephen Hall offers some tips..

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