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Blockbuster Blogs: How Breakthrough Ideas Are Born

Animalz

Paul Graham, the founder of Y-Combinator (YC), came up with “ Maker’s Schedule, Manager’s Schedule “ (one of his many influential posts), after working with hundreds of startups and writing 111 (!) Origins of Blockbusters Great ideas rarely materialize out of thin air — or books for that matter.

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What We Learned From Refreshing a Decade’s Worth of Blog Content

Contently

We started writing blog content in 2011—back when Facebook fan pages and Klout scores were the marketing trends of the moment. Working with our Creative Marketplace team, I staffed both of these roles with experienced professionals. Needless to say, a lot has changed since then.

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If You’re an Artisan, Write about it! — Artisan Book Editing

Melanie Saxton

Consider writing your arts-themed book, and count on me to assist with the artisan book editing process. Indeed, artisans do write books, and artisan book editing is part of the process. I hope the words below are inspirational in your writing journey, and count on me to help! Fun for all as artists show their wares!

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What Hunter S. Thompson Can Teach You About Powerful Writing

Men With Pens

He then went off to the Air Force and landed his first writing job as a sports editor in The Command Courier by lying about his experience. And while attending Columbia University School of General Studies and taking creative writing, he worked for Time as a copy boy for $51 a week. Assist you in finding your writing voice.

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Why a WordPress Site Blog is an Author’s Best Friend

Melanie Saxton

I greatly enjoy blogging for authors and business owners as part of my writing and editing services. Popular for a Reason After working in other content management systems (CMS) — Drupal, Joomla, and Wix — I’m grateful for the creative options that WordPress offers. It’s challenging, fun, collaborative, and gets results!

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The 5 Must-read Books for Bloggers in 2011

ProBlogger

The Accidental Creative. A lot of demands are made on a blogger’s creativity. We have to be creative when it comes toother parts of our online presence, like marketing and monetization. Since reading this book, I’ve had so many creative ideas that I can’t keep up. Learn more. Learn more.

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Art Book Editor

Melanie Saxton

Be inspired by The Woodlands Waterway Arts Festival and seek a professional art book editor to assist with your book-writing project! The work of new and emerging artists is exciting, too, including Conroe artists Patti Gary and Leslee McFerren.