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- Triple Your Article Traffic and Get Listed on Page One - by Submitted on Nov 10, 2008 from Jo MarkArticle marketing is a great way to promote your website, service, or product. Millions of people write articles, but few of them know how to get the most out of their article marketing campaign. Using a simple, but little known technique can easily triple your article traffic and get you listed ...
Views: 1031(1 vote) - A New Dialogue for Our Children's Future - by Submitted on Nov 09, 2008 from FSB AuthorsWe are not going to transform education by simply replacing one administration with another or even by passing new laws. Instituting better assessments is the one most important change we could make tomorrow that would have the greatest impact, but before we can consider a host of other policy ...
Views: 812(1 vote) - A New Context for Schooling - by Submitted on Nov 09, 2008 from FSB AuthorsEconomic survival is not the only factor that we must consider as we rethink education goals for the twenty-first century. To better understand how all of our schools must adapt to new realities, we need to explore three fundamental transformations that have taken place in a very short period of ...
Views: 749(1 vote) - Need More Time to Write? Part I - by Submitted on Jun 24, 2013 from Doug KurtzIn the jungle of daily life, writing time is hard to find. Best intentions flag in the heat, and rarely recover by morning. You want to write, you have to write, but it’s just not happening and the guilt feels like monkeys howling in your chest. Job, kids, errands, friends, family, ...In the ...
Views: 1017(1 vote) - Have Someone Read Your Essay Before Submitting - by Submitted on Nov 06, 2008 from Thomas NoonanWhen doing any sort of writing, it is very important to have some read it over to get a second opinion. This step is crucial because you, as the writer, typically know what point you are trying to make. You understand all the research you have done and you know exactly what you are talking ...
Views: 1387(1 vote) - Writers Block: What Is It And How Can One Overcome It ? - by Submitted on Nov 06, 2008 from Craig LockCategory (key words): Writing, Creative Writing, Inspiration, Writing Course, Writing Tips Web Sites: http://www.webng.com/leftfieldnz/course/index.html and http://www.myspace.com/writercraig Other Articles are available at: http://www.selfgrowth.com/articles.html (Personal growth, self help, ...
Views: 743(1 vote) - The Earth Vision Nature Writing Contest - by Submitted on Nov 03, 2008 from Josef Grafshort fiction, creative non-fiction, poetic prose, or poetry First Prize $500 Two Second Prizes of $100 each Entries are now invited for the EV nature writing contest. Only winners will be notified and entries will not be acknowledged or returned. The deadline for receipt of entries falls ...
Views: 1559(1 vote) - Satan's Utensil, Or "My Palm Is My Pilot . . . " - by Submitted on Nov 03, 2008 from FSB AuthorsCharles Saatchi, Donny Deutsch: name any flog-master you care to. In my opinion they're second best, though, compared to the holy ones, those who bedeck Williamsburg's streets with the word of G-d. Suddenly last summer, out for a bike jaunt, my mind did a double take as I stopped to answer a ...
Views: 851(1 vote) - Making Time To Write - Scheduling - by Submitted on Jun 24, 2013 from Doug KurtzMention the word “schedule” and it’s fight or flight for a lot of writers. Structuring life to make room for writing is often perceived as contrary to the creative spirit, but most writers will tell you they’re happier and more productive when they stick to a plan. Whether you work full-time ...
Views: 900(1 vote) - Gear Up For The 2nd Annual Write Nonfiction In November Challenge - by Submitted on Oct 30, 2008 from Nina AmirMy email box has been filling up with notices about the annual start of National Novel Writing Month (www.nanowrimo.org). However, in general, I write nonfiction. If you, like me, consider yourself a nonfiction writer, don’t sit around for the next 30 days twiddling your thumbs and wishing you ...
Views: 1665(1 vote) - Freelance Writers - A Successful Career Is All About Getting People To Know, Like, & Trust You! - by Submitted on Oct 25, 2008 from Suzanne LieuranceFor the most part, people buy products and services from other people (and companies) they know, like, and trust. That means, if you want to create a career for yourself as a full time freelance writer, you need to develop ways for potential clients to get to know, like, and trust you. One ...
Views: 1162(1 vote) - Top Reasons To Learn Polish Translation - by Submitted on Oct 25, 2008 from Adelajda RymutA high percentage of the international business world today recognizes Polish as one of its principal language. Your business cannot afford to ignore the Polish economy and doing business with Polish companies can take your business to new heights of success. You'll like a knowledgeable account ...
Views: 964(1 vote) - Use Powerful Questions To Grow Your Writing And Your Life - by Submitted on Jun 24, 2013 from Doug KurtzEver been asked a question that stopped you dead in your tracks? That hit a nerve and changed your outlook? That challenged assumptions and set you on a new course? When it comes to communication and transformation, questions are among the most powerful tools we have—but not all are created ...
Views: 938(1 vote) - A Tricky Treat . . . - by Submitted on Oct 24, 2008 from FSB Authors"Cemetery." Not a great way to start a conversation with a stranger, is it? Today all things deathly are impolite. But it wasn't that way in years gone by. Passing was something to be embraced. For two hundred years, urban American Christians were buried in churchyards. Then things got ...
Views: 733(1 vote) - Writing Intuitively - Intuition Developed - by Submitted on Jun 24, 2013 from Doug KurtzWriters use intuition in all kinds of situations, from deciding what to write, to making plot decisions, to following creative urges that make no logical sense. Intuition is always trying to lead us to the right destination, and to get there we must learn to follow it. Shakti Gawain, author ...
Views: 1311(1 vote) - Why Students Seek the Help of Essay Writing Services - by Submitted on Oct 20, 2008 from Eliza RobertsWHY many students seek the help of essay writing services? It’s because life in school is stressful. Students write various academic requirements for every subject. Let’s say they are taking five subjects in one semester, and all of their teachers would require them to submit ...
Views: 1021 - Writing Intuitively - Intuition Rationalized - by Submitted on Jun 24, 2013 from Doug KurtzIn the novel I’m writing, fire images recur ad nauseum. Boats burn, yards burn, dogs leap through flame, etc. The repetition eventually caught my attention, and my rational mind recoiled. Why so much fire? This is nonsense, man, stop it! I made a conscious effort to snuff the flames, ...
Views: 937(1 vote) - John McCain, Postmodern Candidate - by Submitted on Oct 14, 2008 from FSB AuthorsOne night after the presidential election of 2000 in November and before the ultimate resolution of that election by the United Stages Supreme Court in mid-December, as I lay in bed listening to Nightline, I heard James A. Baker III explaining to Ted Koppel why it would be wrong to supercede the ...
Views: 774(1 vote) - The Ultimate Sales Letter Without Fear! - by Submitted on Oct 13, 2008 from Arvinder SinghHard selling salespersons can be difficult to deal with: they can cajole you into buying a product or purchasing a service; they can drain your wallet with a few magic tricks up their marketing sleeves, and they can walk away with your money while you are left with a product or service you are ...
Views: 775(1 vote) - Writing Intuitively - Intuition Defined - by Submitted on Jun 24, 2013 from Doug KurtzRight now, intuition is telling me to do something writers are taught never to do: open a piece with a dictionary definition. My rational mind is screaming, Don’t do it! But I’ve learned through experience to trust these intuitive nudges. So here goes… Intuition ...
Views: 938(1 vote) - Power Tools For Writers, Part Two - by Submitted on Jun 24, 2013 from Doug KurtzLast summer, single-handedly and ill-equipped, I began to remodel my kitchen. In a burst of novice enthusiasm, I sledged through studs and ripped up floors. I hung drywall and knifed mud. I tiled, grouted, griped and complained. Then, frustrated and over my head, I walked off the job. It’s ...
Views: 1019(1 vote) - Essay Writing Service For Students - by Submitted on Oct 08, 2008 from Sadie RobertsPeople who need a trouble-free business can venture into the essay writing service. Not only do students need somebody to write their school papers, but also those young urban professionals (yuppies) who might need help in constructing their cover letters for further business engagements. Many ...
Views: 709(1 vote) - Library-Based Term Paper - by Submitted on Oct 08, 2008 from Sadie RobertsLooking for term paper resources? The library is probably the best place where students can begin their search in finding the most appropriate and substantial information for their writing needs. It may not be the hippest place where youngsters can gather and spend their free time, but it is ...
Views: 739(1 vote) - Power Tools For Writers, Part One - by Submitted on Jun 24, 2013 from Doug KurtzWhether you’re building a house or writing crime novels, it helps to have a good set of tools. Handsaws are great for some jobs, but mitering roof beams with elbow grease is murder. For the big stuff, and for extra muscle on small jobs, it helps to power up. Like carpenters, writers have to ...
Views: 936(1 vote) - The Secrets To Getting Published - by Submitted on Oct 07, 2008 from Sheree SmithMany authors would like to know the secrets to getting their books published. The first secret we are going to share with you might seem a little silly but it could easily be the determining factor in whether or not a publisher will review your manuscript. There are many obvious things a ...
Views: 606(1 vote) - Writing Gremlins, Part Two: Increasing Your Writing Power - by Submitted on Jun 24, 2013 from Doug KurtzGremlins are the cruel, cunning embodiment of the limiting thoughts that hold writers back. The first step toward vanquishing yours is to consciously notice its presence. This skill takes practice and is worth developing because it shifts power to you, the observer, and allows you to choose a ...
Views: 964(1 vote) - Writing Gremlins, Part One: Noticing Your Gremlin - by Submitted on Jun 24, 2013 from Doug KurtzCunning and cruel, gremlins skulk in dark corners of the mind, waiting in shadows to pounce. They scold and belittle, telling us we will fail, we have no business writing, we might as well quit and do something else. They interpret and judge our past, playing on our fears, and author the ...
Views: 1142(1 vote) - Three Presidents And The Rifle - by Submitted on Oct 07, 2008 from FSB AuthorsThree of our presidents have been particularly fascinated by rifles: George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, and Theodore Roosevelt. But all for different reasons. Washington was what we would call an "early adopter" of rifle technology. As early as the French and Indian War (1754-1763), when he ...
Views: 670(1 vote) - The Apostles Of Clean Fighting: Who Put The Rifle Into The National Rifle Association? - by Submitted on Oct 07, 2008 from FSB AuthorsWhy is the National Rifle Association called the National Rifle Association? It seems an odd choice considering the organization's commitment to the Second Amendment, which refers broadly to "arms," not rifles, that require keeping and bearing. Wouldn't it make more sense for the NRA to call ...
Views: 761(1 vote) - America's Greatest Gunmaker?: Nobody You Know - by Submitted on Oct 07, 2008 from FSB AuthorsWho was the most important gunmaker in American history? There must be at least half a dozen -- and maybe up to a score if you thought hard about it -- leading contenders. Let me get into the spirit of things by naming, off the top of my head and in no particular order, Oliver Winchester, Samuel ...
Views: 668(1 vote) - War In Iraq, George W. Bush - by Submitted on Oct 03, 2008 from FSB AuthorsAccomplished? On May 1, President Bush triumphantly proclaimed the end of combat operations, and he did it with a theatrical flourish. Attired in a Navy flight suit, the former Air National Guard trainee (Bush had actually cut short his flight training to participate in a political campaign) ...
Views: 656(1 vote) - Cool Blue You: Fearlessly Sharing Your Writing - by Submitted on Jun 24, 2013 from Doug KurtzLove is hot, and for some writers, showing work to loved ones feels like leaping into flames. You send your writing to countless agents. You post it online for anonymous millions. But when your spouse or partner asks to read it, spontaneous combustion. You don’t include them and they don’t ...
Views: 867(1 vote) - Rejection Logic: How To Bounce Back When Your Writing is Denied - by Submitted on Jun 24, 2013 from Doug KurtzIf you’re a writer, then you’re a conscious human being. If you’re a conscious human being, then you’ve felt the sting of rejection. Therefore, if you’re a writer, you might as well stay in your pajamas all day and mope around semi-conscious drinking mojitos. Logical or not, writers dread ...
Views: 1002(1 vote) - So Whose Fault Is It When Candidates Fudge On The Federal Budget? - by Submitted on Sep 30, 2008 from FSB AuthorsYou may have the sneaking feeling that there's something the presidential candidates aren't telling you about the federal budget. And you're right. Here it is: Every expert who looks at the federal budget uses the same word to describe it: unsustainable. The federal government is $9.5 trillion ...
Views: 723(1 vote) - Do We Have To Talk About The Lapel Pins Again? - by Submitted on Sep 30, 2008 from FSB AuthorsWhen it comes to international issues, a lot of Americans aren't on top of the details. In 2007 only 36 percent of Americans could name Vladimir Putin as the leader of Russia, although maybe he's raised his profile here recently by pummeling Georgia into the ground. Let's not even speculate ...
Views: 930(1 vote) - What Is Copyright And How Does One Protect It - by Submitted on Sep 29, 2008 from Craig LockCategory (key words): writing, copyright, plagiarism, writing tips, writing hints, writing course. Web Sites: http://www.webng.com/writernz/books.html www.lulu.com/craiglock and http://www.webng.com/leftfieldnz/overtherainbow.html Other Articles are available at: ...
Views: 685(1 vote) - What Does Your Life Story Read Like? - by Submitted on Sep 28, 2008 from Dan LissIf you were writing your own life story, how would it read? Something like this? I had a number of incidents in my life where I almost died. I always had the feeling that it was more than luck. Yet no clear message came through to me about if there was some important reason why I was still ...
Views: 994(1 vote) - Tee-Time And Me-Time - by Submitted on Sep 27, 2008 from FSB AuthorsMothers live in a permanent state of guilt. How come men don't? Mothers are guilty not just about whether they work and how much they work and should they work and where they work. But they are also guilty about what they do with the few moments they can call their own. A classic example of the ...
Views: 777(1 vote) - Writing Essays - by Submitted on Sep 24, 2008 from Malina SilvitYou learn writing essays at schools when you are just 8 or 9 years old. The teachers give you topics and you write essays on them and those topics are quite simple. But when you grow up and become a professional writer or a journalist you might need to write essays of different topics which ...
Views: 1216(1 vote) - Debunking The Myth Of The Oil Crisis - by Submitted on Sep 24, 2008 from FSB AuthorsThe opening years of the 21st century are marked by milestones in the world of oil: the war in Iraq, the Shell reserves downgrade, Hurricane Katrina, and the breaking of the once unthinkable $100 per barrel barrier. Many have seized on these events as evidence that we are crossing the threshold ...
Views: 1363(1 vote) - Dissertation Help. How To Contact With Your Dissertation Advisor? - by Submitted on Sep 23, 2008 from Katharine HansenHow to contact with your adviser? This important process is very important for the students and advisers alike. If a student has some proposals to resolve some controversial issues of the dissertation that is being prepared or some new ides on the subject that is being researched, he should ...
Views: 708(1 vote) - Write A Book: 10 Reasons Why You Should - by Submitted on Sep 22, 2008 from Joanna PennStudies have shown that 82% of people want to write a book, but few of these actually ever achieve that goal. Here are 10 reasons you should overcome your blocks and write your book. 1. Say something important. Maybe you are passionate about a cause, maybe you have a story that needs to be ...
Views: 1252(1 vote) - Article Marketing: One Of The Best Marketing Method to Draw Traffics - by Submitted on Sep 19, 2008 from shawn yueWhat is article marketing? Article marketing is a powerful marketing method which can drive tons of traffics everyday to your landing page. It simply involves good article writing skill and fast article writing speed. If you can produce a qualitative article every 10 or 20 minutes, I guarantee ...
Views: 622(1 vote) - Creative Journaling: Six Tips To Engage Creativity and Encourage Consistent Journaling - by Submitted on Sep 19, 2008 from Jill SchoenbergYour child starts a journal with great enthusiasm, has all the intentions in the world of keeping at it, and, months later, you find the journal laying on the bookshelf covered in dust. Sound familiar? Well, I've got the perfect solution for you! It's called creative journaling. Creative ...
Views: 1398(1 vote) - 5 Useful Tips To Make Money Writing Ebooks - by Submitted on Sep 19, 2008 from Joseph GoldAre you overwhelmed by the number of ways to make money online? Should you create a website to sell products of services? Try working with AdSense? Maybe sell goods on Ebay or other auction sites? One option that you may not have considered is writing an Ebook. If you have a special area of ...
Views: 806(1 vote) - Your Copywriting Training- Learn How To Make Millions - by Submitted on Sep 17, 2008 from erica williamsCopywriting Training- Learn How to Make Millions; Making millions just from working online is not an easy tasks. But, there are literally thousands of people making decent money from the comfort of their own home simply from copywriting. You do not need any special skills or college degree; only ...
Views: 633(1 vote) - Copywriting Tips to Close the Sale - by Submitted on Sep 17, 2008 from erica williamsCopy writing Tips to Close the Sale- If you do not know by now, thousands of people are making money by doing basic copy writing. Wouldn’t it be cool to sell any product online, write a sales letter and make tons of money over and over again? Many of you have seen the sales letters online ...
Views: 872(1 vote) - Online Writing Jobs: Success Secrets Of Online Freelance Writers - by Submitted on Sep 11, 2008 from Michael LeeThese days, online writing jobs are as profitable as your regular 9-5 timetable. If you’re just a newbie in this arena, you’re probably having a difficult time accepting all this. After all, you have been taught that you need to have your own desk at an office in order for you to ...
Views: 1013(1 vote) - Freelance Editing Jobs: How To Be A Successful Freelance Editor - by Submitted on Sep 09, 2008 from Michael LeeIf you want to make easy money online, then you should try out some freelance editing jobs. In a sense, they’re less stressful than the usual blogging gigs. For one, you don’t have to be responsible for writing a completely original idea. You only have to make sure than the article ...
Views: 607(1 vote) - How to Write a Great Article - by Submitted on Sep 09, 2008 from Craig LockArticle Title: How to Write a Great Article Author Name: Craig Lock Category (key words): Writing, Creative Writing, Writing tips/hints, articles, writing articles Web Sites: http://www.myspace.com/writercraig and http://www.selfgrowth.com/experts/craig_lock.html Other Articles are available ...
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