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Why You Should Write When Life Sucks

Men With Pens

And this one – on what to do about writing when life sucks – hits the target. And when you sit down to write (if you even get that far), you feel like you have nothing to say. That’s the best time to write. First get the head space to write. Writing takes energy and focus, and on good days, that might come easily.

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What Is a Ghostwriter?

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Maybe you’ve seen CEOs with a few productivity books and wondered how they had time to write them. . A ghostwriter is hired to write works that officially credit another person as the author. The works created by ghostwriters can be any type of published writing, including the following: journalism. literary prose.

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How to Fight Your Way Through the Writing Gap

Men With Pens

I was afraid to show my work to my peers, even though they had offered to look at my work and help me figure out how to make my writing better. How to Fight Your Way Through the Writing Gap first appeared on Men with Pens Copyright 2006 - 2011, All Rights Reserved. I was afraid to show fifth drafts to my clients.

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How to Win Your Spot in the DFW Writing Course

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Each time a new session of this writing course opens to new students, it fills up quickly, because it’s a big deal to business owners: It teaches you how to improve your writing skills with effective content-creation techniques. Each time I prepare for a new session, I also open up a special writing contest.

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The Bastardization of Writing (and How I Learned to Live with It)

Men With Pens

The age of novel writing is over. Because I don’t like business writing. You need to write like you mean it and spend the effort asking permission to be heard. Yes, I thought business writing was from the Devil. But there is also a redemptive side to this style of writing, and the purists would do well to take note.

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How to Write a Winning Post for the DFW Writing Course

Men With Pens

The rumours are true: The Damn Fine Words Writing Course opens to new students on September 3. For 10 weeks, students learn effective writing techniques that help them create tangible bottom-line results. Each time I open the course to new students, I also open up a special writing contest. The Writing Course Contest Rules.

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10 Paid Poetry Contests (And How to Enter Your Poem to Win!)

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. #7 – OmniDawn Publishing – First/Second poetry Book Contest Judged by Sawako Nakayasu, Omnidawn Publishing poetry contest seeks a wide range of approaches, forms and diversities (like lyric and prose poems) to send to the judge. All there’s left to say is – good luck and happy writing! A $35 entry fee is required.

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