| 531 | The Questions People Ask About Writing Niche Non-Fiction Preview: Here is a list of questions that people frequently ask me on the topic of writing for profit in the realms of niche non-fiction. Hopefully you will find the answers helpful but if you have any questions of your own please feel free to contact me. WHAT EXACTLY IS NICHE NON-FICTION? Simply put, it is the narrow focus a writer employs to position ... (more) Published By: Jim Green Submitted: 08 January,2004 |
| 532 | Work at Home and Make Money Writing for Profit Preview: When you work at home to make money writing for profit you do it in your own time, your spare time. What spare time do I hear you yell at me? Time is what you make of it and if you try (really, really try) you can always allocate a little for yourself to express self-initiative, develop your great extra income idea and make money writing. You migh... (more) Published By: Jim Green Submitted: 09 January,2004 |
| 533 | What a Gift Preview: ~ What a Gift ~ (a message for writers) Close the door. Write with no one looking over your shoulder. Don’t try to figure out what other people want to hear from you. Figure out what you have to say. It’s the one and only thing you have to offer. -- Barbara Kingsolver :::::::::::::::::::::::::::»:§«»§«»§«»§«»§:«::::::::::::::::::::::::::: I... (more) Published By: Joyce C. Lock Submitted: 09 January,2004 |
| 534 | De-bunking Subsidy Publishing Horror Myths Preview: De-bunking Subsidy Publishing Horror Myths © 2004 M. LaVora Perry You are free to forward this article in email or reproduce it on on your Web site or in your e-zine provided that the author information at the conclusion of the article remains. A notice of such use is appreciated to lavora@fortunechildbooks.com. Reproduction in print requires pe... (more) Published By: M. LaVora Perry Submitted: 09 January,2004 |
| 535 | Realizing the Potential of Your Writing Output Preview: Achieving publication for your extra income ideas is removed from the improbable dream category and becomes instead a calculated certainty when you follow the strategies contained in my 'Writing for Profit' tutorial. That's the beauty of niche non-fiction: it lends itself to formula writing techniques where commercial nuances are seamlessly interw... (more) Published By: Jim Green Submitted: 09 January,2004 |
| 536 | How to Get Your Book Reviewed Preview: How to Get Your Book Reviewed Imagine your book at the top of the Best Sellers List of the New York Times. Most authors do. The question is, "How do I get it there and sell millions of copies?" When planing your book, there is one critical thing that most authors forget - marketing. In the case of book reviewers this means pre-marketing. Mo... (more) Published By: Caterina Christakos Submitted: 12 January,2004 |
| 537 | When Amazon.com Ranks Your Book No.3 out of 27,376 Competing Titles… Preview: You know you're doing something right. NEWSFLASH: 11 January 2004 One of my bestsellers, "Starting an Internet business at Home" (Kogan Page ISBN 0-7494-3484-8) is currently ranking No.3 out of 27,376 competing titles at Amazon.com under keywords 'starting an internet business'. It was first published in 2001 and is still selling like hotcakes. ... (more) Published By: Jim Green Submitted: 12 January,2004 |
| 538 | BABY STEPS; AWESOME RESULTS! Preview: Whether you want a fitter body, a calmer mind, a raise at work, or a more prolific writing career, there's no more popular time than now to make life-changing resolutions. But how do you keep from falling short of your goals at the end of the year? You may want to try Kaizen, the Japanese art of making changes so small they may sound absurd. The... (more) Published By: Jennifer Minar Submitted: 21 January,2004 |
| 539 | Writing a Page Turner Preview: What's going to happen next? You turn the pages as quickly as you can. Agitated, you read on, lured by the sense of dread that's pulsing through your veins. You don't realize it, but you're holding your breath. Something's going to happen. Something big! You just saw Jane Protagonist's fiancé slip something into her drink. But he's deeply in lov... (more) Published By: Jennifer Minar Submitted: 21 January,2004 |
| 540 | Make More Money in Five Minutes Than Most People Make All Day Preview: Make More Money in Five Minutes Than Most People Make All Day! FIVE MINUTES ... Is All You Need ........to phone a friend ..... peel potatoes for dinner ..... pick the kids up from school ..... or write a few words that could earn you anything from a plastic pinny or ballpoint pen, to a dream house in the sun, a top-of-the-range sports car, or hu... (more) Published By: Avril Harper Submitted: 23 January,2004 |
| 541 | Entering and Winning Writing Contests Preview: Visit any writing message board and you'll read discussion threads on contests and competitions for writers. The messages run the gamut of those who have been scammed to those who rave about contests. So where does the truth lie? For as many contests for writers there are out there, there are as many truths. Before you run away from the opportun... (more) Published By: Pamela White Submitted: 25 January,2004 |
| 542 | Make Time to Write: Overcome Your Excuses Preview: By Cynthia Morris After a full day of work, family and life, you fall into bed exhausted. Mentally ticking off your to-do list, you cycle through shopping lists, phone calls, and appointments, feeling good about what you have gotten done, until you get to the thing you really want to do. You lay there, bathed in regret – why didn’t you get your ... (more) Published By: Cynthia Morris Submitted: 26 January,2004 |
| 543 | Write Your Way to New Possibilities Preview: You have permission to publish this article electronically or in print as long as the resource box is included. Please notify me of publication by sending a website link or copy of your publication to claudette@metavoice.org. Word Count: 685 words, 65 characters per line Thanks, Claudette Rowley ============= Write Your Way To New Possibilities... (more) Published By: Claudette Rowley Submitted: 28 January,2004 |
| 544 | 6 Ways to Leverage Technical Articles Preview: 6 Ways to Leverage Technical Articles by Christine Taylor Technology vendors often contribute bylined articles to trade journals. The articles are great exposure for these companies but they don't come cheap – the trades rarely pay for these articles but the vendors spend time and resources to assign pieces, write them, approve them and submit th... (more) Published By: Christine Taylor Submitted: 29 January,2004 |
| 545 | Dreading the Writing Assignment? Outlines to the Rescue Preview: Dreading the Writing Assignment? Outlines to the Rescue By Christine Taylor Writing technical articles is a challenge. There you sit, surrounded by reams of research, notes and interviews. Where do you start? Remember 5th grade English? You start with an outline. Outlining has fallen on hard times lately. Mind mapping and brainstorming are muc... (more) Published By: Christine Taylor Submitted: 29 January,2004 |
| 546 | Slow Pokes: Short story on the changing world of writing. Preview: “No one will ever know who I am, I’m a nobody-writer from nowhere… I’ve had a thousand rejections from all the major publishers. It seems my destiny is never to be read, another nameless soul lost to the sands of eternity.” Johnny’s face twisted into a pained grimace, you could tell his heart was tied up in a pretzel knot of self-deprecation. “W... (more) Published By: M6.net Submitted: 02 February,2004 |
| 547 | Why Write Articles to Promote your Book? Preview: Why Write Articles to Promote your Book? Judy Cullins c 2004 All Rights Reserved Reach 15,000 to 100,000 targeted buyers every week Online. That's the best reason I know to write and submit how-to articles to opt-in ezines and top web sites. get more book sales.Now, that's real exposure! And it's totally targeted because these people visit sites ... (more) Published By: Judy Cullins Submitted: 06 February,2004 |
| 548 | Omnipotence. Preview: Omnipotence. I started with true confidence, That I could achieve my goals, That I could quietly persuade, And all would gradually unfold, Each in its own compartment, Each growing slow but sure, Nothing would be impossible, Everything would have its cure, But one by one came obstacles, Increasingly difficult to surmount, And although I managed t... (more) Published By: Malcolm James Pugh Submitted: 06 February,2004 |
| 549 | The Hard Facts about Editing Preview: The Hard Facts about Editing by Jennifer Minar Whether you're interviewing for a new job, trying to woo a love interest on a first date, selling your work on the Internet, or submitting a query to an editor, you can never make a second first impression. It's true. It's just one of life's hard facts. To sell your article, novel, product, or yoursel... (more) Published By: Jennifer Minar Submitted: 09 February,2004 |
| 550 | How Can a White Paper Support Sales and Marketing? Preview: How Can a White Paper Support Sales and Marketing? A white paper supports PR, marketing and sales because it works for all levels of decision makers. Engineers and executives may not be too impressed by brochures, but they are impressed by well-written white papers. (The same thing goes for trade journal articles – more about that in a subsequent... (more) Published By: Christine Taylor Submitted: 13 February,2004 |