Jane Friedman

JULY 2, 2024

Today’s post is excerpted from The Untold Story of Books: A Writer’s History of Book Publishing by Michael Castleman. They identified material fit for reproduction and offered favored printers the exclusive right to copy it— “copyright.” Printers were appalled: Authors wrote, printers copied. The right to copy was theirs.

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Content Marketing Institute

OCTOBER 2, 2018

OK, maybe writing this article as a comic script isn’t such a great idea, even if prose is at a disadvantage when discussing such a visual medium. A picture can help somebody to understand what you want them to do, whereas prose requires an abstract to concrete translation that not everybody’s going to be able to do. Arrow (1963-66).

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Smart Blogger

DECEMBER 9, 2022

But adverbs rarely make your prose sound better. Whether you’re working on a novel, a school assignment, a piece of creative nonfiction, or even a sales copy , you want your verbs to pull their weight. Tell – let slip, keep posted, clue in. It’s also a very effective technique in marketing and sales copy.

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Grammarly

APRIL 9, 2024

5 Review your content for accuracy and proofread your prose. When should you rework website copy instead of quoting it? The post Website Content Paraphrasing Made Simple appeared first on Grammarly Blog. The easiest way to ensure that your work is original is to use Grammarly’s free plagiarism checker. 6 Add the citations.

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Jane Friedman

APRIL 19, 2023

I also want to write the best books and blog posts that I can. Additionally, if you ask it to actually write a scene or paragraph for you, be prepared to do a lot of editing and polishing because the prose is wordy, the dialogue is stilted, and the description is cliché and generic. I did the same writing copy for Amazon ads.

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Contently

APRIL 13, 2023

For example, Paul Roetzer , the CEO of Marketing AI Institute, recently claimed in a podcast that generative AI reduces the average blog post writing and production time down from seven hours to two. If you want an email subject line and body copy, say that. A blog post of 1,000 words or less? Specify it. Practicing physicians?

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Grammarly

APRIL 3, 2023

In other cases, like with dialogue, free verse poetry, and direct response copy, sticking to grammar rules can make it harder for readers to connect with your work. 3 Direct response and email copy You probably read direct response and email copy just about every day. Not all email copy is direct response copy.

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Neil Patel

OCTOBER 13, 2020

List posts can cover all kinds of topics, from the more educational posts on HubSpot like “How to Create a Cinemagraph in 7 Easy Steps” to the clickbaity Buzzfeed lists like “23 People You Seriously Won’t Believe Actually Exist.”. In this article, I’ll guide you through six steps to create an effective list post.

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Melanie Saxton

JANUARY 27, 2023

People lined up for signed copies of The Hotel Nantucket and were thrilled to hear that Elin’s bestseller, The Perfect Couple , is being adapted into a six-episode whodunit for Netflix. “I The post Literary Editor and Writer — What’s on the Bookshelf? Let’s connect and discuss your masterpiece!

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Smart Blogger

APRIL 14, 2023

But there are ways to accelerate the process… Check out this epic post on how to start a blog to find out more. fee and you can get up to $5 per page (up to 5 pages) plus two copies of the magazine if you get published. Swamp Pink Formerly Crazy Horse, Swamp Pink accepts poetry but also prose. Submissions have a small $2.00

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Jane Friedman

AUGUST 30, 2023

Photo by cottonbro studio Today’s post is by book coach Robin Henry. You’ll find books on this topic, such as Francine Prose’s Reading Like a Writer and How to Read Like a Writer by Erin Pushman, but they tend to take a generalist approach. Writers are frequently advised to read more to improve their writing.

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Neil Patel

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

This has even extended advertising copy and computer code. In fact, a New York Times article in 2022 judged that GPT-3 could create prose that matched the originality and fluency of a human. It’s important to remember that while GPT-3 can emulate human prose, specialized content will likely need a human touch.

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Grammarly

APRIL 18, 2024

Grammarly , for example, can help you write text inside apps like Microsoft Word or Gmail, so you don’t have to copy and paste your content into another system. The post Google Gemini 101: What It Is and How to Use It appeared first on Grammarly Blog. Alternative platforms also allow you to generate text inside other apps.

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Smart Blogger

AUGUST 12, 2024

A swipe file is a collection of writing examples — email subject lines, landing pages, sales pages, banner ads, breathtaking blog or social media posts, headlines, etc. What a Swipe File is NOT We’re not talking about copying. The reader knows the purpose of this email is to encourage them to read a blog post. That’s plagiarism.

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The Write Life

OCTOBER 3, 2022

And if you’re still hungry for more opportunities, we also have posts on writers grants and writing fellowships.). Prose offers weekly challenges meant to spark your creativity; many are just for fun, but look for the weekly numbered challenges posted by Prose (rather than community members or sponsors) for a chance to win money.

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Grammarly

APRIL 10, 2024

This eliminates the need to copy and paste your work between platforms. For example, GPT-4 can be fine-tuned with information like advertisements, website copy, direct mail, and email campaigns to create an app for writing marketing content. This allows them to do more than capture positive and negative words in social posts.

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Smart Blogger

MARCH 23, 2023

Ready to add some interest and flair to your prose? By the time you finish reading this post, you’ll have a solid understanding of what diction is, the different types of diction, and how it can help you be a better writer. While diction is a pretty straightforward literary element, seeing it in action makes it easier to understand.

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Men With Pens

AUGUST 20, 2012

You see, many people tell me they wish they could register for Damn Fine Words, and that if they could just get in… …they could finally start that online business, because they’d have the skills to write website copy that pulls in clients. Post your article to your blog. Another rockin' post from Men with Pens!

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Smart Blogger

MARCH 7, 2023

It doesn’t matter if you’re halfway through writing a book, sweating over social media posts, or journaling about your own life, all writers get stuck for creative ideas sometimes. List posts are one of the most popular forms of blogging. Write a funny list post about all the things you are not going to do in 2023.

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Grammarly

APRIL 9, 2024

Paraphrasing is used as an alternative to direct quotes, which copy another person’s words exactly without changing anything. Change the structure: Turn prose into bulleted lists, or create headers to make the content scannable and easier to understand. Paraphrasing does not require quotation marks because it uses new wording.

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Susan Greene

DECEMBER 30, 2020

Copywriters write advertising and marketing copy, such as websites, brochures, ads, blog posts and more. The words we write (our “copy”) sell products and services, convince people to take an action, or persuade them to think of a company or brand in a certain light. January 1, 2021. What does a copywriter do? Absolutely.

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Men With Pens

JUNE 6, 2012

And to be fair, there is still a lot of crap out there, passing itself off as legitimate copy. You can write a 100,000-word novel and keep the reader’s attention, if the copy is clean. Copywriting taught me to make each phrase count, and my prose is better for it. Another rockin' post from Men with Pens!

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Men With Pens

NOVEMBER 14, 2010

Now, you may be the CEO calling the shots, but your mental employees are the ones who action your decisions and produce the blog posts, articles, web copy and novels you create. He’s the one shouting, “That would make an awesome post!&#. to write a mediocre post. Want to know how to recognize your Visionary?

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Top Content Consulting

AUGUST 16, 2022

This will help polish up your prose and allow your work to shine. Developmental editing , substantive editing , line editing , and copy editing each tackle a specific problem or concern with your writing. Editors have extensive tools and training that, when properly wielded, will make your prose sing. What is editing?

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Content Marketing Institute

MARCH 8, 2018

Some studies show even highly educated people disengage rather than spend the mental energy to unpack dense, complicated prose. Edit Post ‹ Content Marketing Institute — WordPress. Intel Content Posts. Intel Content Posts. All Intel Content Posts. Duplicate Post. WordPress Popular Posts. Updates 28.

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Neil Patel

JUNE 11, 2014

Keep in mind that they are usually fervent studiers of the English language, AP style, tone, and prose. A Community Tool Box publication offers some tips on avoiding press release rejection by using proper grammar, spelling, titles, style, and prose. 9: Syndicate Post-Distribution. Syndicating your press release is crucial.

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Make a Living Writing

MARCH 27, 2025

No matter who you are, you have a plethora of life experiences, events, and stories that can be crafted into a compelling personal narrative for use in an article, blog post, case study, etc. This is an entirely different dynamic than writing bland copy and hoping someone finds it intriguing enough to buy whatever you’re selling.

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BKA Content

APRIL 16, 2023

For example, if a car dealership wants to drive new SUV sales, it may post content highlighting how certain vehicles can go off-road at local parks and trails. That dealership should use a web content writer or in-house writer to research these ideas and write blog posts that appeal to the needs and wants of its readership.

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Men With Pens

JANUARY 9, 2013

You see, many people tell me they wish they could register for Damn Fine Words, because they know that if they could just get in the course… …they could set their business firmly on the path of success, because they’d finally have the skills to write engaging website copy that pulls in much-needed clients. That’s all.

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ProBlogger

MARCH 29, 2015

You love prose, you love language, you love how a perfectly-constructed sentence can say so much more than just letters put in order. If you’re unlike me, however, you love to use lots of words, and write mountains of prose. Does that mean you can’t write long-form posts because they bore readers? Give it some time.

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Smart Blogger

MAY 11, 2023

It might include a blog post (like the one you’re reading now), video or podcast scripts , social media posts , ebooks , white papers , press releases, web pages, and the like. Understand That Content Is Not King Every other post out there will tell you that “content is king.” Persuade with powerful prose.

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Smart Blogger

DECEMBER 16, 2022

Vignettes in television and film are similar to vignettes in prose, except they’re literally seen and heard. To which Dwight copied and followed. The post 6 Vignette Examples To Add Depth to Your Writing (+ Definition) appeared first on Smart Blogger. The atmosphere takes shape and leads to the rest of the short story.

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Men With Pens

JANUARY 26, 2010

Does your website copy look like you’re trying to impress that professor who won’t give out an A unless you blind him with such stunning prose that he rocks back in his leather-upholstered chair, glassy-eyed, pipe askew, groping blindly with his grading pen? Who could make their website copy better (and simpler).

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The Creative Penn

APRIL 9, 2023

Then post war, she sent off one query letter to a publisher about it, who declined to even see the manuscript. She put it away in a drawer for 30 years, and then eventually in 1977 when she was 84, she took it back out, reread it, and then she self-published it by paying for a print run of 3000 copies to Aberdeen University Press.

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Smart Blogger

MARCH 9, 2023

Specifically, a potential employer will evaluate the following: Attention to Detail First and foremost, your writing sample should have clean copy and spot-on punctuation. Some will mention they publish “list posts”, “how to’s”, and “X vs Y” articles. They want results.

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Men With Pens

NOVEMBER 14, 2010

Now, you may be the CEO calling the shots, but your mental employees are the ones who action your decisions and produce the blog posts, articles, web copy and novels you create. He’s the one shouting, “That would make an awesome post!&#. to write a mediocre post. Want to know how to recognize your Visionary?

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Smart Blogger

JUNE 5, 2023

You should avoid recycling the same content; it’s boring (and copying is dishonest). The checker also gives you a detailed plagiarism report that makes it easy to find where someone else’s writing has been copied. No more worry about whether your prose is up to the task. So, what’s a writer to do? We’ve laid it all out.

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