A Checklist To See If How "Real" Is Your Info Product Idea?
Marketing Master, Catherine Franz, gives you a 10-point
checklist that you can check your idea against to see if its
hot enough to run with.
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A Dozen Ways to Get Your Career Started As a Freelance Children's Writer
Follow These Steps and Be On Your Way to Making a Living as a
Freelance Children's Writer...
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A Freelancer's Journey, Part Two
Don't give up on the journey of being a freelance writer. Learn from this year's Academy Awards.
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A Hard Look at Easy Readers
Easy reader stories are always in demand. But writing for this age is
"truly an art form."
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A Working Writer's Website: Publish, Promote and Profit?
If you're an online writer, you should definitely consider developing a website. Perhaps you've been thinking about it, but you have some questions about the process...
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A Writer's Gifts
Each writer has special talents that he or she should cultivate and nurture.
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Al Pacino Scarface - Story Structure Template for Screenwriting
An excellent remake, starring Al Pacino, of Scarface, the Shame of the Nation (1932. This story structure has 53 stages and is best understood by watching the film simultaneously. Using story structure templates like these helps the screenwriter to quickly expand an idea into a step outline and treatment and then rapidly reach a words-on-paper first draft from there.
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Apotheosis and Synergy
Synergy is a form of apotheosis. In some stories, both apotheosis (in the form of personal insight) and synergy are the basis of Act II (in an three act story).
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Article Writing Tips
Looking to write articles for promotion? Tips for getting on the right track for article writing.
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Ask a Better Question
Asking good questions is a critical skill for effective conversation. This article describes 4 ways to make your
questions better.
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Author Spotlight: David Conlin McLeod
David Conlin McLeod reviewer Kristin Johnson talks to the horror writer about vampires, ballet, child abuse, and his love for strong female characters (finally, a guy who understand women).
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Avoid the Top Ten Costly Author Mistakes with Professional Coaching
Maybe you are thinking about it. Maybe you don't know it it's worth it. A book coach can help you save time, frustration, and money down the drain because you will stop book writing, publishing, and promotion mistakes before they start. Here's some common mistakes and how you can avoid them.
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Be a Storyteller, Not Just a Speaker
Stories develop themes. The themes chosen to illustrate the possibility of stories are: Relationships, Choice, Creativity, Making a Difference, Celebration. Speakers are ordinarily people, from...
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Best Books 2004 Author Captures Hearts of America's Youth
Best Books 2004 Awarded to the Starlight Series ~Author captures hearts of America's youth, relating to today's real-life moral dilemmas in a western portrayal: heartache, triumph, losses and joy combine to illustrate that through perseverance one can make dreams come true.
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Bodies With Lots to Say
I once read somewhere that at least 90% of language is non-verbal. How do we communicate then if only 10% of a language is actually spoken? The simple answer is body language.
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Can Quotes Inspire Creativity?
Sometimes reading a quick quotation can provide writers with inspiration to continue writing.
Why does this work? I do not know for sure.
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How To Say More Than Words
The study of vocalics or paralanguage deals with the non-verbal qualities of speech. These qualities include pitch, amplitude, rate, and voice quality. Linguists argue that the way in which a person says something often means more than the actual words being spoken. Paralanguage instantaneously conveys information such as gender, education, origin, mood, and our relationship with the person being spoken to.
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How to Speak So Your Audience Will Listen
Communications consultant claims the easiest, funniest speech is often the one the crowd likes best
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How To Write A Mini-Course
Do you use mini-courses in your online marketing? If not then maybe you should! Mini-courses are an important part of Internet marketing. A mini-course is a tool that enables you to provide valuab...
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Murder Walls for Crime Novelists
A Murder Wall is a vital tool for crime novelists. A Murder Wall is a vital tool for crime novelists. Imagine trying to write a story without knowing your suspects or their possible motives. For any great crime novelist, your job is to treat your novel like a police investigation, following the clues and the evidence until it reaches the outcome or climactic resolution. If you watch most great crime dramas such as Law & Order and Without a Trace, you will notice that investigators often use visuals on a wall to keep each case organized. This is a Murder Wall.
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Romance Readers' Pet Peeves
Avoiding over-used phrases in romance novels and short stories.
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Voice Care for Speakers
With flu and cold season in full bloom, professionals who
rely on their voice needs to take extra precautions in order
not to loose their voice and possibly their income.
Business coach and professional speaker, Catherine Franz,
shares with you some of her experiences with laryngitis and
the mistakes that cost her business.
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Write and Speak for the Ear
You and I may not aspire to write great books or make great speeches. But almost all of us want something to happen when we write or speak. And, the more we direct our words to the ears of readers an...
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Writer's Conference Comparison Chart Available
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Writing the Autobiographic Voice
Today, is as good as any to give you a real B-I-G challenge.
I know you can do it, but you will need to put some energy
and your mind into this one. And, of course, your pen.
Let's go ahead and dive in...
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