Writing Prompt 125 Which personal traits or distinguishing factors do you feel are needed for a person to become a top advisor for President Barrack Obama or for any president? Today’s writing prompt is inspired by a recent news story describing the possible nomination of a new secretary for the Homeland Security Department. It is suggested that Jeh C. Johnson…
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No one can look at your promotion plan and say, “This plan will create a bestseller.” However, an agent can look at it and tell you if an acquisitions editor will believe you are willing and committed to help promote your book in ways that should prove effective. How do they know this? The look at a variety of factors….
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Writing Prompt 124 Do you think smear campaigns in politics are effective? Today’s prompt is inspired by Hilary Clinton’s recent comments in which she discussed the 2011 raid on Obama Bin Laden’s compound. Over the course of 25 minutes, Clinton described how she was in favor of the raid, which led to the eventual killing of Bin Laden. She also…
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Writing Prompt 123 Do you think the federal food stamp program should undergo reform as a Congressional money-saving measure? Now that the federal government shutdown is officially a thing of the past, thankfully, there are new political issues taking center stage. One of the issues quickly gaining attention is a dispute over whether the federal food stamp program should be…
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I hope you have decided to take the Write Nonfiction in November Challenge and join in the excitement of National Nonfiction Writing Month. (If you write fiction, you can try National Novel Writing Month.) When you set a goal to start and finish a work of nonfiction in a month, whether it’s a full-length book, a short ebook, an article,…
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