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Infographic: Do I need a ghostwriter? How to tell if you need to hire a ghostwriter
Many authors hire ghostwriters. But how do you know if you should? This handy flow chart will help answer the question: "Should I hire a ghostwriter?"Surprisingly, not everybody needs to hire a gh
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The Murderer, the Writer, the Reckoning
On February 10, 2002, in a New York State prison cell, the bestselling author and twice-convicted killer Jack Abbott hanged himself. That same day, the body of the man I murdered washed ashore on a Brooklyn beach. My reason for connecting these two events is to try to account for my crime, to understand better why I did it, and to describe what Abbott’s legacy, as a prison writer of an earlier generation, has meant for me as a prison writer in this generation.
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I Read 25 Articles on Becoming a Better Writer, Here’s What I Learned
I did the research for you. Find out what it takes to kick start your writing career.
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8 Tips to Overcome Writer’s Block
As a writer, I can tell you how frustrating it is to sit down by the computer/laptop/notebook, full of enthusiasm and good intentions, only to find that the blank page opposite has declared war against you.
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Stress and the Writer: To All Things a Season
Stress is a part of life, but it can be particularly hard on writers, sapping our creativity and making it impossible to do our jobs. Jana Oliver returns to the lecture hall today to share her story and offer tips on what to do when stress keeps you from writing.
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Writing tips: Unlearn Everything You Learned about Writing in School
The five-paragraph writing format you learned in school has got to go!
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Freelance Writer For Hire (I Create Top-Notch Content Only) | Bryan Grey
Want An Experienced Freelance Writer On Your Team?So, you’ve just created a website and you’re loing for experienced freelance writers that can publish top-notch blog posts and work seamlessly with your content team? Aside from blogging, I’m a freelance writer for hire perfectly able to create high-quality content for your website, research new topic ideas, map …
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A Writer's Routine
The A to Z of a writer's life.
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5 Essential Things You Need to Know About Writing Habits
Are you stuck in the habit of not writing? Lynn Dickinson shares tips to help you create strong writing habits that will last for years.
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5 lessons for IT leaders from sitcom writers
There is no harsher environment than a comedy writers' room, where teams of funny people create, cull, and kill ideas—and then sell their creations to the decision-makers. Veteran writers share lessons that can keep business teams on their toes and maximize creativity. @Enterprisenxt
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How a ghostwriter can help you get your book published
Want a publish-ready book manuscript? Here's how a ghostwriter can get you ready to publish.Some people come to us thinking that we'll publish their book. We won't. But we can make their manuscrip
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20 of the Most Instructive Quotes About Writing
Twenty instructive quotes about writing, covering everything from the specifics of the craft to the challenges of the lifestyle to the power of the calling.
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10 Favorite Writing Tips from Successful Authors
When it comes to writing advice, there are some fundamental truths for tackling first drafts, and committing to the process of writing itself.
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Cheryl Strayed Was $85,000 in Debt When Her Memoir Wild Got Published
Dollar figures can be misleading. That was the disheartening lesson learned by Cheryl Strayed, the New York Times best-selling author of Wild, in 2003 with her debut novel, Torch. Despite receiving a sizable-seeming advance for the book, she remained deeply in debt for years — even as Wild, her subsequent memoir, landed on the best-seller list, Strayed and her husband, documentary filmmaker Brian Lindstrom, struggled to pay the rent.
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Chuck Kinder, novelist who inspired ‘Wonder Boys,’ dies at 76
Chuck Kinder, the novelist who became known for inspiring the central character in Michael Chabon’s 1995 novel “Wonder Boys,” has died. He was 76. Kinder, whose death was confirmed by friends and associates, died Friday of heart failure in Miami. A literary force with a larger-than-life personality, Kinder published his first novel, “Snakehunter,” in 1973, followed by 1979’s “The Silver Ghost,” 2001’s “Honeymooners: A Cautionary Tale” and 2004’s “Last Mountain Dancer: Hard-Earned Lessons in Love, Loss, and Honky-Tonk Outlaw Life.”
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The Rookie and the Pro: Different Ways to Succeed on Medium
A Q & A with Shannon Ashley and Shaunta Grimes, two top Partner Program writers.
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10 Tips To Help You Become A Much Better Writer
I’ve been writing, and making a career of it, for well over a decade now. I’ve done all kinds of writing, from SEO copy to personal essays to novels. Over the years, I’ve collected a bunch of best-practice tips. Here they are.
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Writing Prompts: Helpful? Or a Waste of Time?
Writing prompts can help with inspiration or creativity, or distract us from the writing we're "supposed to" do. How can we make them more helpful to us?
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Health Tips for Writers
Writers spend a lot of time sitting, hunched over keyboards or staring at text. Check out these health tips for writers to keep ailments at bay.
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How Sexism and Machismo Shaped the Iowa Writers’ Workshop
In March 2016, the literary organization VIDA published a series of anonymous statements that accused the poet Thomas Sayers Ellis of predatory and abusive behavior. The collected accounts allege unwanted advances, mockery, physical violence, and threats to ruin women’s careers over several years. Fifty-two years old at the time and widely respected in the field, in January that year Ellis had been appointed a visiting professor at the Iowa Writers’ Workshop. Soon after VIDA published these voices, Ellis’s classes were canceled, and a university official confirmed they were “looking into the situation.”
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