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 | 8 Great Ways to Build a Writer's Platform | | | October 19, 2009, 5:43 pm | visits: 42 | | Every writer must build a writer's platform if they want to have a successful writing career A platform is a combination of resume and marketing plan | |
| Tell Me True | | | October 15, 2009, 11:49 pm | visits: 52 | | Writing my memoir began as a way of correcting the public record The false story that my white mother and stepfather adopted me needed to be replaced by the truth | |
| Success Is Like Landing A Plane | | | October 15, 2009, 11:35 pm | visits: 53 | | What exactly is it that allows a 100,000 pound commercial aircraft to travel through the atmosphere at 500 miles per hour, yet land on a narrow strip of concrete Or better yet how does a fighter plane land on the deck of an aircraft carrier rocking in rough ocean waters | |
| Book Review: Deadly Decisions by Christopher Burns | | | October 15, 2009, 3:15 pm | visits: 70 | | How False Knowledge Sank The Titanic, Blew Up The Shuttle, And Led America Into War
When I first read the title I assumed this was a conspiracy book, a genre that I love, but do not always buy into But I was wrong, Deadly Decisions is by no means a conspiracy book, it is a long hard look at how the ‘truth' can, and is, manipulated to fit the circumstances | |
| Bringing Closure To The Emptiness In The Widower's Life | | | October 15, 2009, 3:08 pm | visits: 71 | | That evening, as John and Becky shared the stories of their lives over a candlelit dinner, their attraction for each other began to turn into a special bond Becky's eyes sparkled with admiration for John | |
| The Book In The Closet: An Article For Writers | | | October 14, 2009, 9:35 pm | visits: 45 | | Hi everyone,
I'm writing this article to tell you a little of my story, honestly and hopefully inspirationally, to those of you out there with a book of your own in the closet
The field of writing and publishing is not one that is friendly to a new author | |
| A Story Excerpt From "The Silent Note" | | | October 14, 2009, 8:22 pm | visits: 43 | | "Launching the Story's Setting"
Word of the old piano traveled across town by the efforts of a certain librarian who telephoned the owner of an antique store about the arrangements for the old instrument The piano, the librarian informed, was to be donated to an upcoming auction hosted by the City of Aurora | |
| The Heart And Soul Of The Main Character | | | October 14, 2009, 8:15 pm | visits: 52 | | But first, Personal Commentary from Author:
The excerpt below shows the heart and soul of the story's main character, Elsa Thompson In the same way a little girl will spend hours dressing and fashioning her Barbie doll with dazzling outfits that resonates with Barbie's persona, I too, spent many hours—weeks actually—forming and fashioning Elsa's character | |
| The History Behind The Scene | | | October 14, 2009, 8:01 pm | visits: 35 | | But first, Personal Commentary by Author:
I have a passion for a segment of history that truly—in all respects—is very sad This event is a story of one man's scientific contributions that bolstered America's Industrial Revolution in ways that society had never seen before | |
| Trying To Forget The Man She Loves | | | October 14, 2009, 7:50 pm | visits: 26 | | The days of Christmas passed into January 1916 Elsa admired her new, palm-size figurine, another collectable residing on her desk | |
| Trend Spotting And Predictions For 2009 | | | October 13, 2009, 12:22 pm | visits: 35 | | As we roll into 2009, I thought it might be a good idea to take a look at some trends for the New Year and ways you can turn these trends into profits for you Increasingly, we find that with attention spans shrinking, trends seem to come and go a lot quicker | |
| Recovering Charles - Chapter 8 Excerpt | | | October 13, 2009, 11:57 am | visits: 46 | | Larry Gorton was right
Unfortunately, having correctly predicted what he would say didn't make hearing it any easier | |
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