Content Marketing Institute

DECEMBER 11, 2018

That will mean several things: Great writers and editors will have new career opportunities (and higher paying ones if Andy Crestodina’s prediction is right), and brands will take a closer look at their publishing schedules (cranking out a million mediocre pieces will only serve to hide your brilliant content). Click To Tweet.

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Content Marketing Institute

NOVEMBER 12, 2017

In 2011, it raised over $6 million to study the landscape of how to create “human-free stories” (such an oxymoron to say). Narrative Science “rents” Quill mostly to financial clients for whom it can create 10- to 15-page financial reports in a matter of moments (what would take a writer possibly weeks to put together).

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Melanie Saxton

JUNE 16, 2023

As a digital writer, law blogger, book editor for attorneys, and journalist covering legal topics, it was a distinct honor to interview two giants in the personal injury and Christian trial lawyer realm. What followed was an interesting article published in Katy Christian Magazine.

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The Creative Penn

MARCH 3, 2025

Why publish into KU and what are some of the ways to market there? With its detailed reports on how to improve your writing and integration with writing software, ProWritingAid will help you improve your book before you send it to an editor, agent or publisher. What are the tropes and reader expectations for action adventure thrillers?

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Smart Blogger

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

Launched in late 2022, the Smart Blogger Jobs Board is the go-to destination for writers, bloggers, content marketers, copywriters, etc. With 18 million freelancers and 5 million clients, a new freelance writer can find it tough to break into the market. Experienced writers use FlexJobs for its vetting feature.

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Moz

AUGUST 6, 2019

Posted by Victor_Ijidola It’s easy to find writers; they’re everywhere — from a one-second Google search to asking on LinkedIn. And you do not just need writers, you need exceptional SEO content writers. A writer with these two skills is a great SEO writer. But hiring the best ones? On-page SEO knowledge.

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Men With Pens

NOVEMBER 4, 2012

The more you publish your writing, the more people you can help, and the more clients you can attract. The Writer’s Guide to Overcoming Insecurity first appeared on Men with Pens Copyright 2006 - 2011, All Rights Reserved. This isn’t about perfection. It’s about providing value.

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Smart Blogger

JUNE 17, 2024

Granted, some of those “Medium” searches could be for the TV show of the same name that starred Patricia Arquette from 2005 through 2011. If your post looks good in the editor, it’s going to look good when your post goes live after you click the “Ready to publish?” Writers who stepped away for a season, but are making a comeback.

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Content Marketing Institute

JUNE 27, 2018

Clients can view and interact with shared dashboards, collaboration tabs, and reports, while staff — e.g., writers or social media managers — can alternate between open and closed conversations. Back when I was targeting mainstream publishers for guest posting, it was literally my first stop in the research process. Click to enlarge.

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Men With Pens

NOVEMBER 21, 2012

I started to fathom that a writer employed tools, framed a composition, and shaped its architecture. At the end of the year, the school handed out student awards, and I was given a little cloisonné pin that said “Best Writer.”. Writers, aiieee, such dramatists!]. I read broadly, though wrote only sporadically. Why do you write?

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Men With Pens

APRIL 29, 2012

Publishing. They might not be expert writers, but they can tell you when you haven’t explained something clearly enough or when you’ve gone off on an unnecessary tangent. And when you get to the publishing stage, you might want to involve a paid ebook designer. Every writing project goes through the same stages: Idea Generation.

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Smart Blogger

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

By using sensory words to evoke the sense of sight, sound, touch, taste, or smell; smart and attractive writers just like you are able to make their words burst to life in their reader’s mind. In a 2011 study published in The Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology , experts found that our brains process “tangible” (i.e.

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The Creative Penn

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

With its detailed reports on how to improve your writing and integration with Scrivener, ProWritingAid will help you improve your book before you send it to an editor, agent or publisher. Almost) eleven years ago, in Sept 2011, I left my day job to become a full-time author-entrepreneur. I follow the urging of the Muse.

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Men With Pens

AUGUST 5, 2012

True confession now: On my first draft, I don’t even try to be a good writer. So if you’re an AW (amateur writer, i.e., you don’t write for a living), you should be encouraged, because you can take the pressure off yourself when you sit down to write. Many writers hit the keyboard for set periods of time. Write for volume.

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Men With Pens

MARCH 25, 2012

Day 7: Design and Publish Your Ebook. To publish your ebook, simply convert your document to a.pdf. Post by Ali Luke Ali Luke has written a bunch of her own ebooks ( several are available free ) and has worked to help other writers with many more. Read through slowly and change any awkward or unclear sentences.

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Content Marketing Institute

NOVEMBER 9, 2017

While I shared a framework useful for restructuring your team and/or making hiring decisions (which will be published shortly on this blog), today we’re digging into the various skill areas your team needs to cover. Of course, not all writers (or any type of content creators) are created equal. What formats are best for our purposes?

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The Creative Penn

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

You can support the show at www.patreon.com/thecreativepenn Tim Boucher is a hyperrealist AI artist and writer specializing in questionable alternative realities. Yes, there will be scammers, spammers, pirates, get-rich-quick schemes and plagiarisers using these tools to mass produce crap and publish it quickly.

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Men With Pens

OCTOBER 23, 2012

In today’s digital age, the best outlet is the eBook, which offers advantages other publishing opportunities can’t. Feedback : Last year, a discouraged writer published a book with my company. This kind of feedback is also helpful for writers lacking in confidence. What “Free” Means for eBooks. Draw a blank?

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The Creative Penn

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

Write and publish what you want, get paid every day for your books, and control your customer data and relationships. With its detailed reports on how to improve your writing and integration with Scrivener, ProWritingAid will help you improve your book before you send it to an editor, agent or publisher. And the rest is history.

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Men With Pens

DECEMBER 25, 2011

Our foundational tribe is the engine that drives us to run our business, complete the marathon, publish that book or take that vacation. It's the writer's tribe you can count on. first appeared on Men with Pens Copyright 2006 - 2011, All Rights Reserved. Pretty important tribe, huh? Leave a Comment!

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Men With Pens

MAY 12, 2011

I recently read a 520-page publication from the editors of Writer’s Digest titled Writer’s Digest University: Everything You Need to Write and Sell Your Work. It has a lot of good info on writing and publishing for both beginning and experienced writers. What should I do?&#. Don’t Die at Deadline.

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The Creative Penn

MARCH 20, 2023

Joseph Nassise talks about his writing process, how he diversifies his business across different publishers, different products, and different technologies, as well as how he is embracing new options for his books. So first up— Tell us a bit more about you and how you got into writing and publishing. But I know you as an indie writer.

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Men With Pens

OCTOBER 1, 2012

That’s a question I get asked by writers most often – from beginners to old-hands. Even if “write first book” has been on your New Years’ resolution list for the last ten years or you haven’t blogged in six months, you can become a much more productive writer starting now. Some writers like to work fast.

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The Creative Penn

MAY 5, 2023

We are only at the beginning of the opportunities of AI for wider society as well as for creativity and art, and it’s important that authors, writers, and other creatives be involved in order to shape the future as we want it to be. The development of photography might be the closest comparison to where writers are now. To do the work.

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The Creative Penn

OCTOBER 30, 2023

How can you reinvigorate your writing process, breathe life into your backlist, and prepare your author business for the rollercoaster that is publishing? This podcast is sponsored by Kobo Writing Life , which helps authors self-publish and reach readers in global markets through the Kobo eco-system. Tracy Cooper-Posey gives her tips.

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Men With Pens

MARCH 4, 2012

I’d have lots of luscious content full of smart advice from rockin’ writers with something valuable to share. It’s like writers submit thoughts that have been riffed off without any consideration to organization, structure or flow. Sometimes more.). Now in a perfect world, that’d be great news. Even sadder?

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Men With Pens

OCTOBER 4, 2012

Writer’s block might disappear forever. More people might hit ‘publish’ on their post without worrying whether it’s epic enough or not. No writer’s block. I gave it a quick edit, and then purposefully published it without thinking. No epic required. Imagine what might happen then.

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Content Hacker

OCTOBER 30, 2023

It’s the writer in me… can’t help it, won’t stop it. In 2011, I was 19. What better sales message for my skills as a writer IF all my leads came through my own writing? is ( Still) All About Content Published on YOUR Platform, Building Real Online Empires A website is like a snowball.

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Men With Pens

JUNE 3, 2012

Writing a fiction book makes you a better freelancer, and here’s why: You’ll be a much better writer. I believe that people who read a ton of books are better writers overall. How to get a publishing deal. Usually, writing a book isn’t quite enough to get a publishing contract.

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Content Hacker

OCTOBER 25, 2022

When I started what was to be my content marketing journey in 2011, I had NO idea what kind of explosive growth was in store. Several years back, HubSpot published a report that finally answered a burning question: “How much should you blog?”. It was found that companies with over 400 published blogs get 2x more traffic on average.

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Men With Pens

FEBRUARY 19, 2012

They clearly state (in writing, no less) that they’d like to become better writers and would appreciate my counsel. Very few actually wanted to do the work and put in the practice they need to do to become better writers. And very often, they publish it too.). They want my suggestions. Fantastic. I’m willing to help.

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Men With Pens

AUGUST 15, 2012

Everyone’s acquainted with the monotone singsong of the AA’s introduction being rattled off, so do me a favor and imagine that when you read the following sentence: Hello-my-name-is-Kathy-and-I’m-a-writer. I’ve written three novels (two of which have been published internationally). But for writers, are there other options?

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Men With Pens

FEBRUARY 5, 2012

Write blog posts and publish them according to this rigid schedule and provide readers with a steady stream of constant blog posts. But I’m not just a reader – I’m a writer. And the more articles that writers produce (because hey, everyone and their gramma has a blog these days), the less readers care. I was wrong too.

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Men With Pens

MAY 27, 2012

They’d publish it in 2013. She had just returned from instructing a gaggle of writers at a workshop. “Do That,” she said, “is when you know you’re a writer. It doesn’t mean that what you’re doing isn’t worthwhile or that you’re a crappy writer or that you’re an ungrateful buffoon. And when had I started wringing my hands?

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ProBlogger

DECEMBER 30, 2011

As Michael Stelzner said at Blogworld, “You’re not a blogger, you’re a publisher!”. Do you know of someone that has really stood out in 2011? Kristi Hines is a freelance writer, online marketing consultant, and social media enthusiast that blogs at Kikolani. Alexis Grant is a publishing powerhouse.

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The Creative Penn

APRIL 9, 2023

This podcast is sponsored by Kobo Writing Life , which helps authors self-publish and reach readers in global markets through the Kobo eco-system. But first up— Tell us a bit more about you and how you got into writing and publishing. She was publishing novels and poetry in the late 1920s, early 30s. Merryn: Thank you, Joanna.

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Express Writers

MAY 29, 2024

The year was 2011. Power Up Your Guide with Examples and Media One of the main traps guide writers fall into is being so focused on having all the written content they need that they end up with a text block. Then, when you finish your ultimate guide, set up a reminder to monitor and update it after publishing.

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