Melanie Saxton

MARCH 29, 2023

Tackle Your Arts-Inspired Manuscript With the Help of an Art Book Editor Arts Reporting — The One and Only Rusty Arena Arts Editor — NobleMotion Dance Reporter Journalist — Musical Arts Writer (August 2011) Reporter Journalist — and Arts Writer (April 2016) Editing for the Arts — Music Book Editing for the Arts Arts, Music, and Entertainment Culture (..)

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Melanie Saxton

MAY 2, 2024

As a Houston legal blogger, editor, and writer, it has been an honor to be trusted as a content creator. When it comes to law journalism, blogging, and authorship, count on me to create compelling content for law firms, private practices, magazines, and books. Some are under the impression that they should not sue.

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Express Writers

JUNE 17, 2024

As an online writer, whether new or seasoned, do you hear the word “copywriting portfolio” or get the potential clientele email demanding your “best samples,” and break out in shivers? I was once an online writer applying for jobs in 2011. Now, Express Writers judges incoming writing applicants.

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Men With Pens

DECEMBER 6, 2011

Thompson was the creator of Gonzo Journalism – or as he called himself, “the doctor of journalism” – and the writer of the infamous books Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas , Hell’s Angels: A Strange and Terrible Saga , and The Rum Diary. Verbs are the most important words writers will ever use.

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Content Hacker

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

And how did we get to the turning tide we’re witnessing now, with AIO writers replacing SEO writers? Enter: the AIO writer. 2011: Panda Update & Mobile-Friendly Websites Become Essential for Rankings In 2011, Google released its Panda update which targeted low-quality content and penalized websites containing it.

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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. Some are under the impression that they should not sue.

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Men With Pens

DECEMBER 13, 2011

There’s an essayist, a very contrarian sort of writer, named Christopher Hitchens. He showed up in a Flavorwire collection of “Helpful Advice from History’s Fastest and Most Prolific Writers,” and his little blurb actually gave the hated advice: “Write more the way you talk.”. Maybe the problem is that we don’t talk well enough.

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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?

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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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Men With Pens

JUNE 23, 2011

Being a writer isn’t just about knowing how to construct a great sentence or how to format a blog post so that readers can engage easily. Being a writer is about sharing your thoughts, ideas and experiences with the world. Surrounding yourself with other writers (try a meet-up or a library). Your opening won’t be strong enough.

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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).

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Men With Pens

SEPTEMBER 30, 2012

As a fiction writer, I have a whole folder of novel starts that got trashed because of procrastination. I may be a writer and I may be a teen, but all fields have the potential to improve my craft. I fail at a lot of things, and I’m not ashamed to say that I fail spectacularly. At 14, I contacted a professor with 2 PhDs.

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Men With Pens

JUNE 9, 2011

As writers, we rely on our unique ability to convey the visual world in words. I’m Steff, a legally blind writer and blogger. As a writer, you can’t be half-assed, you can’t be wishy-washy. As writers, we’re eternally curious. You think you’re writing project is hard? Welcome to my world.

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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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Men With Pens

MARCH 18, 2012

There comes a point in every freelance writer’s career where he simply can’t take it any more. Here’s a quick lists of a library’s virtues for a writer. Surely other writers have other places where they’ve realized success. Libraries also make wonderful work environments. Why the library?

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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 time.

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Men With Pens

NOVEMBER 4, 2012

The Writer’s Guide to Overcoming Insecurity first appeared on Men with Pens Copyright 2006 - 2011, All Rights Reserved. To learn more, make sure you grab his free special report (audiobook included). Another rockin' post from Men with Pens!

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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

SEPTEMBER 16, 2012

You might love the idea of writing an in-depth essay that analyzes two obscure writers, but if your readers want quick and easy tips they can apply to their own lives, they’re going to tune out. Post by Ali Luke Ali Luke is an experienced writer and blogger. They look shiny and exciting, but they have no real value. Leave a Comment!

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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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Men With Pens

JULY 14, 2011

And if the quality of writing around the web is any indication, it’s a question very few writers ask themselves. When new writers receive the advice that they should just keep writing, their advisors are essentially telling them to keep knocking out those 10,000 hours. Does that mean you can’t learn how to be a professional writer?

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Men With Pens

JANUARY 30, 2013

I mumble, I whisper, I grin and give a little snort… I’m a noisy, noisy writer. The mental image you create of the writer is most likely not very flattering. How to Avoid Bullet-Hard Emails first appeared on Men with Pens Copyright 2006 - 2011, All Rights Reserved. You should hear me when I write an email.

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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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Men With Pens

DECEMBER 25, 2011

From the Pencil Cup If you're ready for a tribe of writers ready to help you learn new writing techniques, improve your skills and support you solidly along the way, sign up now for the Damn Fine Words newsletter. It's the writer's tribe you can count on. first appeared on Men with Pens Copyright 2006 - 2011, All Rights Reserved.

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IT Writer Engineering Publishing 81

Men With Pens

APRIL 29, 2012

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. 4 Simple Ways to Create a Well-Written Ebook first appeared on Men with Pens Copyright 2006 - 2011, All Rights Reserved. 4: Get Help from Professionals.

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Men With Pens

JULY 15, 2012

Post by Jason Digges Jason Digges is a video producer, writer, and growth junkie in Boulder, CO. How to Love Your Nightmare Clients first appeared on Men with Pens Copyright 2006 - 2011, All Rights Reserved. His passion is making the esoteric tangible and giving substance to dreams of an enlightened society.

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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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Men With Pens

JUNE 10, 2012

You’ve never been a better writer. You’re An Idiot (And You Should Embrace It) first appeared on Men with Pens Copyright 2006 - 2011, All Rights Reserved. Being an idiot doesn’t preclude an extraordinary life: It’s integral to it. You know more today than you’ve ever known. Get more of him on Twitter and Facebook.

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Jane Friedman

AUGUST 4, 2023

It’s open to writers in nine languages across 11 genres. From Malaysia, Claudia Tan is a new adult romance writer, graduating from Lancaster University with a BA in English Literature and History. The story won a Watty Award in 2011 and went on to accumulate almost 20 million reads before being published.

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Script Entertainment Publishing Publishing 81

Men With Pens

MARCH 25, 2012

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. How to Write a Free Ebook in Just 7 Days first appeared on Men with Pens Copyright 2006 - 2011, All Rights Reserved. Another rockin' post from Men with Pens!

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Men With Pens

MAY 31, 2011

Too often, we writers fob reviews off as easy content. And being loud, opinionated writers, we’re quite fond of judging. A review tests the writer’s skill at persuasion and description. One way to make reviews more interesting – both for you as the writer and for your readers – is to focus on the wider picture.

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Buffer

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

They will undoubtedly have several writers exclusively focused on new reviews and round-ups on the day.  In 2011, they took out a full-page ad in the New York Times emblazoned with the headline, “Don’t buy this jacket.” They even closed their stores and sent their employees home.

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Men With Pens

OCTOBER 23, 2012

Feedback : Last year, a discouraged writer published a book with my company. This kind of feedback is also helpful for writers lacking in confidence. As people provide comments, writers can refine their material until they have something they believe in enough to pitch to other outlets or offer to clients at a price.

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Men With Pens

JULY 29, 2012

Some writers think that using “I” is somehow forbidden. And that’s great advice … for fiction writers. Post by Ali Luke Ali Luke is a blogger, writer and writing coach. 9 Clever Writing Tricks to Supercharge Your Blog Posts first appeared on Men with Pens Copyright 2006 - 2011, All Rights Reserved.

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Content Marketing Institute

NOVEMBER 9, 2017

When I chat with marketers about their teams, the biggest cry I hear is for someone to create the content: often writers, but also videographers, podcasters, etc. Of course, not all writers (or any type of content creators) are created equal. Like writers, designers often excel in different areas. Content creation.

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Men With Pens

APRIL 22, 2012

Why becoming a better writer could literally change your life. Two judges will help me select the winners: Taylor Lindstrom is a professional writer who has worked closely with me for several years. The Best Online Writing Course Contest Ever first appeared on Men with Pens Copyright 2006 - 2011, All Rights Reserved.

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Men With Pens

JUNE 6, 2012

So what’s the writer who has a message to share with the world to do? Not because I wanted to be a business writer, but because I wanted to be heard. In a world where there are too many messages, too many writers, too many people demanding our time, we have all learned to filter out what’s non-essential.

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