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Vote for Your Favorite Writing Blog

by Julie McElroy on December 2, 2011

What is your favorite writing blog?  I would love for you to say, Inspired to Write, but I understand if you don’t.  I just appreciate you stopping by to read!
One of the very first blogs I came across when I began writing online was WritetoDone.  I subscribed to it and have been reading [...]

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Editor’s Note: This is a guest post from Hannah Conti.  Please read more about Hannah in the footer.

Death continues to be a virtually inexhaustible source of inspiration for writers. The mystery of the afterlife (or lack thereof), the fear of death, ghosts or spirits, spiritual battles, and so on continue as popular literary themes.
These are not [...]

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Creative Ways to Get Writing Clients Using Fiverr

by Julie McElroy on September 12, 2011

Getting new clients for your freelance writing business is a never-ending task; you have to constantly market yourself.  As you become an established freelance writer, new clients will find you via word of mouth.  However, in the beginning, you may have to use your creative skills and tap into different marketing sources.  Sometimes, this means, [...]

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Cleaning Up House and Refocusing

by Julie McElroy on September 1, 2011

As you try to figure out your life’s direction, you end up going down different rabbit trails; often various things get left on the trail that need to be cleaned up or cleared off.  This applies to any off the beaten paths you travel on your online journey.
In Internet marketing, it is a given that [...]

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SEO Tools for Your Business

by Julie McElroy on August 27, 2011

Lately, I have been getting questions from small business owners about SEO tools. Although Google has changed the playing field on SEO tactics, there is still a need to optimize your site for search engines. As a blog owner and writer, I focus on content more than anything. However, if you are trying to sell [...]

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The Dreaded Query Letter

by Julie McElroy on August 16, 2011

There are people (probably not writers) who think that writing is writing.  If you can write a technical manual, it must be simple to knock out a sonnet or a screenplay.  Oh, how I wish that were true. Sure, it can be learned, but generally writers find a niche they like or have some natural [...]

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