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Can’t Get Started? Four Questions Will Cure Your Writer’s Block

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I’d like to introduce you to my first guest blogger, my colleague Vicki Weiland, a freelance developmental editor and speaker working in the San Francisco Bay area and specializing in business, fine arts, and history.  In addition, Vicki serves as a board member of the Bay Area Independent Publishers Association and the Women’s National Book Association-SF/Bay Area. I asked Vicki…
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Go! Start Writing Nonfiction Now! And Don’t Stop Until November 30!

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Welcome to the first day of Write Nonfiction in November! The title of this blog post reminds me of all those timed tests I took in high school.  I hated taking those tests, but hopefully you won’t hate the Write Nonfiction in November Challenge. It’s supposed to be fun, educational and productive all at the same time. I love it,…
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What Will You Write About in November? Better Decide soon…

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Yesterday someone asked me if they could post a blog about what they plan to write about this year during Write Nonfiction in November. I said, “Sure!” Let’s build some excitement and get people thinking about their ideas. I sent her off to compose her blog.  I want to extend the invitation to other readers out there eagerly waiting to…
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Gear Up to Take the 2nd Annual Write Nonfiction in November Challenge

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My email box has been filling up with notices about the annual start of National Novel Writing Month (www.nanowrimo.org).  However, in general, I write nonfiction. If you, like me, consider yourself a nonfiction writer, don’t sit around for the next 30 days twiddling your thumbs and wishing you had a cool contest to enter this month. Instead, join me in…
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To Blog for Free or Not to Blog for Free, That’s the Question

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Okay…don’t take my word for it. I asked two “experts” if guest bloggers normally get paid for their work. First, I asked Linda Lee, the owner of Smart Writers, Stupid Computers,a writer, speaker, educator, and expert in website design and on-line promotion and marketing. She also is the expert presenter on websites and online marketing and promotion for writers for…
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