Men With Pens

AUGUST 5, 2012

Many writers hit the keyboard for set periods of time. For example, National Book Award winner Joyce Carol Oates likes to write before breakfast. That’s 3,650 pages in a non-leap year, enough to fill a library of books and stories over a lifetime. If a coffeehouse doesn’t suit you, try the library, a train or even a bar.

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Men With Pens

JUNE 30, 2010

Just like plants need wind to grow, writers need some reassurance that they are not just going at it alone each time they sit at the keyboard. Kahnweiler There are many more book Happily introverted, Marcia Reply Jeannie @ Take Childbirth Back ( @TakeBirthBack ) July 8, 2010 at 11:18 pm Thanks for the list of books, Marcia!

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Men With Pens

JUNE 23, 2011

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. Surrounding yourself with other writers (try a meet-up or a library).

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Men With Pens

FEBRUARY 25, 2010

From “How to SEO Your Blog Posts&# to “101 Copywriting Tips for the Beginner&# to psychology type e-books packaged as “user guides&# , we find self-help manuals aplenty out there. Take psychology-style self-help books as an example, arguably the single most destructive e-book on the internet today.

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Men With Pens

DECEMBER 13, 2009

When I am putting together an editing report or when I am fact-checking – I often work on books that match subject areas I studied. Reply John Lister ( @johnlister ) December 14, 2009 at 5:50 pm The cleverest person in the world doesn’t know as much as someone with a library card who’s learned how to use it.

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