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January 2011

So you want to be a writer? Excellent. Should you consider making money for your creative skills?  Possibly. Writing for pay is an ideal lifestyle for many.  However, it’s certainly not the right choice for everyone.
Here’s how to know if writing for pay is right for you.
1. Do you enjoy writing?
If you answered, Yes with [...]

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Why do you write?

by Julie McElroy on January 29, 2011

It really is a simple question. Why do you write?
There are many reasons people write and many of us do it for different reasons. I created this survey to ask – why do you write? I am curious as to what motivates you to write.
I understand more than one of these reasons may [...]

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Top 8 Writing Forums

by Julie McElroy on January 27, 2011

Often times as a writer, we want to bounce ideas of others, look for inspiration, find resources, or just vent about the life as a writer.  Forums are a great place for all of these things.  Forums not only give you a place to get involved with other people in your niche, but they offer [...]

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6 Practical Tips to Overcome Blogger’s Block

by Ashley Hutheram on January 26, 2011

Editor’s Note: This is a guest post from Ashley Hutheram.  Read more about Ashley in the footer.
As a blogger you will inevitably reach a point where you are unable to brainstorm suitable ideas to write about. You will feel as though your mind has fallen into a deep sleep and your creativity has slipped into [...]

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Editor’s Note: Recently, I read a book, titled Focus, by Leo Babauta, a well recognized blogger.  I have been a big fan of Leo’s blogs, Zen Habits and Write to Done for a couple years now, so I decided it was time to do an interview.  Below is the excerpt of this interview with Leo. [...]

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My Page Rank Went Down on Google

by Julie McElroy on January 20, 2011

Today, Google released the new Page Rank for websites and I have to say I was quite disappointed with the results. For those who do not understand PageRank, it is a number from 0 – 10 that Google assigns a website. This involves many factors – but ultimately it is the quality of [...]

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