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Article Writing

Make Your Articles Appealing to Search Engines

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By Patrice Rhoades-Baum (used with permission) Before you submit your articles to an online directory, place it on your website, or upload it to your blog—stop. Take time to slip in a few delectable keyword phrases that search engines like Google, Yahoo, and Ask gobble up. When the content in your article matches someone’s search [...]

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Pocket These Gems to Improve Your Writing

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By Patrice Rhoades-Baum (used with permission) My husband and I often pick up eye-catching pebbles on hiking trails. Nearly all are “leaverite” (leave ’er right there). Once in a blue moon, we’ll find a crystal or stone that’s worthy of pocketing, displaying on a shelf, and looking at again and again. Likewise, I’ve tripped over [...]

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Never Write a Boring Bio Again

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Bye-Bye Boring Bio By Paulette Ensign (used with permission) Are you a bore? Probably not, since people who are attracted to creating tips booklets, nonfiction books, and other info products tend to be among the most interesting people on the planet. However, what your bio says about you could be leaving the impression that you [...]

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When to Use Quotation Marks

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Rescue Those Floating Quotation Marks this “Summer” by Dawn Allcott (used by permission) Memorial Day marked the unofficial start of summer. (The summer solstice begins June 21 this year.) Beach season is upon us. Coconut-scented sunscreen, captivating chick-lit books, Coronas, bikinis, and — for the parents who are reading this — swim diapers and those [...]

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Powerful, Intentional Writing Can Save Lives!

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by Barbara McNichol A year ago, a professional speaker and consultant hired me to edit articles and website copy—not an unusual request—but the events that have unfolded since form the makings of a heartfelt movie with suspense and hope, drama and victory. Risa Simon decided to convey this urgent message to humankind: that 85,000 people [...]

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Tailor Your Writer’s Voice to Your Topic and Target

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By Peggy Henrikson Do you like to write in a light-hearted or serious style? Is your writing filled with delightful description or carefully crafted explanations? Do long sentences flow from your fingers as you type, or do you love the dance of dialogue or punchy prose? When writing a nonfiction book or article, you’re faced [...]

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