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Common Writing Mistakes
Most books aren't rejected because the stories are "bad." They're rejected because they're not "ready to read." In short, minor stuff like typos, grammar, spelling, etc.
I don't mean places where we, as authors, deliberately break the rules....
Copywriting and Your Five Senses
Copywriting and Your Five Senses by Karon Thackston © 2004 http://www.copywritingcourse.com In its most basic form, copywriting is, among other things, the art of conveying a message in writing for the purpose of persuading someone to do something....
My Free eBook Will Get You Started On Writing for Profit
I make my living as a writer in the niche non-fiction genre, churning out traditional and digitally published titles that consistently feature in the bestseller lists. (Don’t take my word for this statement though: check me out at Amazon.com for...
The benefits of writing articles on the internet
If you want to increase the amount of visitors to your website, start writing articles. There are many reasons why writing articles is a must for any serious webmaster or for people who want to maximise the full benefits of the internet.
How did I...
WRITING YOUR WRITING JOB DESCRIPTION
Have you ever heard about the "motivational" concept of writing your own obituary? The idea is, you write what you would like your obit to say, by summarizing all those accomplishments that you most want to achieve during the course of your...
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Writing Made Them Rich #3: Richard Bach
One day in the mid-1970's a young man stumbled into a
diner somewhere in the United Sates.
Slung over his shoulder was a kit-bag that contained
everything he owned. He was unshaven and needed a
shower badly. He had very little money, but enough for
a phone call.
He rang his bank and asked how much was in his
account. A woman's voice informed him - to his
amazement - that the balance in his account was four
million, three hundred thousand dollars.
His name was Richard Bach. Six months before, he had
submitted a short story, barely 10,000 words long, to
a New York publisher.
For the last three months he had been living the life
of a nomadic 'barnstormer', taking people on joy rides
for $5 a flight and sleeping in fields under the wing of
his bi-plane.
Hardly able to believe what he had just heard, he rang
the New York publisher to whom he had sent the
manuscript.
"Where on earth are you?" asked a woman's voice.
"We've been looking for you for three months! Radio
and TV want interviews with you, a publisher in Spain
wants to buy the Spanish rights to your book..."
He had been completely unaware that his short
manuscript, titled 'Jonathon Livingstone Seagull',
had become a runaway best-seller.
Unfortunately, this success story had a sad sequel.
Like many people who suddenly become wealthy, Richard
Bach knew very little about managing money. He
entrusted his new-found fortune to a financial advisor
who led him astray, to the tune of millions of
dollars.
Within a few years he was broke, and With the IRS
hounding him for unpaid taxes he was forced to declare
himself bankrupt. He signed away all future earnings
from 'Jonathon Livingstone Seagull' to the
government, as well as the rights to any future
books he might write, and began the arduous task of
rebuilding his life.
But there was a happy ending: he sacked his financial
advisor and wrote a string of new books that were also
best-sellers: within a few years he was solvent
again and able to buy back the rights to all his
books.
(c) 2002 by Michael Southon
About the Author
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Michael Southon has been writing for the Internet for over
3 years. He has shown hundreds of webmasters how to use
this simple technique to get massive free publicity and
dramatically increase traffic and sales. Click here to find
out more: http://www.ezine-writer.com
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