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Drive-By Website Critique Service : Denver Motorcycle Lawyer | Men.

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Denver International was a far cry from the woods of back home. Right now there’s a sameness to all the elements (something lawyer sites are notoriously known for) that led Kelly to completely miss both the telephone number at the top of the page and the contact form on the side on her first sweep. For example, “We’re ready to help.

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

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I’d had it with the internal struggle. To me, this reeks of what psychologists call “internal validation&# … and previous descriptions (earlier in the post) revolve more around EXTERNAL validation (seeking approval from others). Maybe it’s a form of burnout? So I gave up.

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Did You Reach Your NaNoWriMo Goal?

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What I think (personally) isn’t too smart is the people who rip themselves up to SHREDS, emotionally, internally and thoroughly trying to hit that stupid 50k marker without any clue why. If, in theory, you had all six in solid form before you wrote your novel, you wouldn’t need three or four or more drafts, as King suggests.

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The Crucial Secret to Great Marketing | Men With Pens

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I admit, I have a tough time with affirmations, but that’s just because my wife laughs at me – so I do them all internally so the wife and kids aren’t giving me the crazy eyes. And if that mindset forms a pervasive part of the “creative stereotype&# – perhaps there’s a reason. Powered by frugal

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What to Do When They Hold Your Guest Post Hostage | Men With Pens

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It’s beyond bad form to shop a piece once you have a firm commitment to publish. so… I decided to let Google deal with it the way it wants, but I of course I was linking internally to that post more often to give is some power! I’m advocating open and honest communication and symbiotic patience on both sides.

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Is blogging worth it? | Men With Pens

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How To Dispatch Your Internal Saboteur Reply Shannon Whealy July 12, 2010 at 9:52 am Timely post, James! Reply Robert July 15, 2010 at 3:04 am For a business where blogging is not your sole form of income, I think one blog per week is enough. But the is to stumble less over time (or at least not over the same stump twice).

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What To Do When You've Been Insulted | Men With Pens

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Email is one of the most common forms of communication between freelancers and clients, and all too often, the clients have no idea how they come off. I’m Giving You 50% Of My Wages Reply Melinda | SuperWAHM ( @Superwahm1 ) April 28, 2010 at 7:02 am Any form of writing is very two dimensional and easily misinterpreted.

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