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Writing Tips from Blackbeard the Pirate

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Charles Johnson, author of the 1724 book, A General History of the Robberies and Murders of the Most Notorious Pirates , described Teach as “such a figure that imagination cannot form an idea of a fury from hell to look more frightful.” ” He’s not the sort of character I’d usually hang around with.

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How To Build Reputation With A Blog – Create Value

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That’s a key point and a very important question for every blogger who had been wrecked more than one keyboard writing. Ebooks They are simplest to build, because they involve mostly writing. As a rule of thumb, an ebook should provide more information than a blog post, or a series of blog posts. write some ebooks.

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10 Steps to Turn Your Passion into Business

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You can become a chef and eventually open a restaurant, you can write a book of recipes, you can have a blog about cooking, you can give private cooking lessons or cater for private parties. A passionate writer might be great at writing children’s books but he/she will suck in personal development articles. Try a few different ideas.

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When you should stop slogging throught writing | Men With Pens

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You bashed monsters by hitting keys on your keyboard whilst wondering if you could hook up a nodding bird à la Homer Simpson. If I want to sit down and write a scene for my novel or a blog post or a new chapter of my ebook, then it flows easily. Griffin – Drool and keyboards don’t mix. You bashed monsters for hours.

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Writer's Block - and One Trick to Beat It |

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I wrote web copy and ebooks and taglines and fiction and all kinds of writerly stuff. The Illusion of Permanence Online Reply Jon Bard - Childrens Book Insider ( @jonbard ) June 7, 2010 at 5:36 pm I’ve learned to trust my subconscious mind. Jon Bard – Children’s Book Insider´s last blog. I couldn’t write.

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Are You Interfering With Your Readers' Lives?

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Written by Agent X - 31 Comments A couple of weeks ago, Marc and I stumbled upon an ebook that, quite frankly, had us both stunned. Marc and I realized, though, that this ebook was just one case amongst several where people (often innocently and unwittingly) end up damaging someone else’s life – by trying to help.

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How to Write like No One is Watching

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I sat there, my hands edging towards the keyboard… but I couldn’t bring myself to touch it. Traditional print markets like magazines and books have a long time lag between initial composition and final publication – the online world moves much faster. Your opening won’t be strong enough. Why would anyone read this anyway?