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7 Tips Pros Use To Get Words on the Page

Men With Pens

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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The Most Important Trait To Boost Your Productivity

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To receive a free copy of the Career Advancement Toolkit, join the Project Management Hacks email newsletter. This skill has expedited the growth of my audience from under a hundred to over two thousand email subscribers in eight months. For example, want a book contract with a major publisher? But where can you start?

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The 2012 Productivityist Holiday Gift Guide

Productivityist

No ads, small form factor, inexpensive, easy-to-read in the sun…and I can borrow books from my local library on it as well. I use the Amazon Kindle iPad app for my Kindle books, and the Kobo Mini for everything else.). Here are my thoughts on the book. ). Any of Patrick Rhone’s books. Why no Kindle? They look good.

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Don't Be an Introvert Writer | Men With Pens

Men With Pens

Sure, it’s great to hit the snooze button and give yourself an extra hour of R&R once in awhile, but before you know it, you’re getting up at noon and puttering around before you answer your customer emails. I was checking out books on Amazon a couple months ago, but couldn’t decide despite the reviews. Great post.

2010 40
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Are You Interfering With Your Readers' Lives?

Men With Pens

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.

2010 40
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Is Your Education Useless? | Men With Pens

Men With Pens

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. Sonya – I do have to admit that most people who email me their resume and quote an English degree tend to have some of the worst writing in the world… Not sure why that is, actually.

2009 40