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Writing Coach Tip: Fulfilling Your Purpose with Prose

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Do you feel like you have a purpose? Maybe you call this your soul’s purpose. Do you feel as if you are fulfilling it? Many writers feel their soul’s purpose involves turning out prose. In other words, they think that to fulfill their purpose they must write–and publish. If you are one of these writers, to fulfill your purpose you…
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Copyright Protection and the Internet

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Writers—in particular bloggers—repeatedly ask me questions about copyright law. I’m no expert on the law, that’s for sure. I wrote a post on copyright in relation to blogging books; I spoke with a literary lawyer and a copyright attorney to gain the necessary information.  Then I happened to meet Francine Ward, a copyright and trademark attorney with a focus on…
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Even Publishers Now Producing only E- and POD Books

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I recently heard Dan Poynter, author of The Self-Publishing Manual, say he thinks that, although books in print will always exists, the majority of publishing houses will eventually close their doors. Of course, only six large publishing houses exist. Hundreds of small and mid-sized ones operate and churn out a small number of books each year. Publishers like Alyson Books….
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What Makes You and Your Book Unique?

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Another business area writers tend to avoid—or not even know exists—involves branding. I sort of knew branding existed, but I ignored it. Now, I’m having to go back and try and fix the problems it’s caused in my business, which involves not only me as an author but me as a writer, journalist, editor, writing and publishing coach, teleseminar and…
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Why Don’t You Start—or Finish—a Writing Project? Answer #1

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Today I’m going to begin tackling a topic I will return to numerous times over the next few weeks: why writers don’t start or finish their writing projects. Why am I going to return to the topic? Because more than one answer exists to the question, “What stops you from writing—or finishing—a book, ebook or other writing project?” Why am…
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