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DREAM UP NOW WORKSHOP – September 30 – November 4, on Zoom! FREE social-emotional workshop JUST for teens in grades 7 and 8!! In partnership with Bainbridge Youth Services. Sign up here. Are you interested in learning how to better relate to your strong emotions or just want to set aside time for creativity? Do you […]

How to Help Teens Find Their Passion and Do What They Love

By Rayne Lacko, coauthor of Dream Up Now™: The Teen Journal for Creative Self-Discovery In an uncertain world, being uncertain of yourself can create anxiety. Feeling anxious can mean different things to different teens. It can take the form of vulnerability or shame, it may make a teen feel powerless or too sensitive, or it may […]

melissa broder

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/melissa-broder/and-you-dont-stop-how-i-o_b_613274.html If you told me five years ago that I’d have a book in the window at St. Mark’s Bookshop, I would have plotzed. I used to go to St. Mark’s and sit on the floor in the poetry section eating Jujyfruits, as if it was Grauman’s Chinese Theater. From big names like Ted Kooser […]

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http://writetodone.com/2010/06/28/201-ways-to-arouse-your-creativity/ A guest post by Katie Tallo of Momentum Gathering. Electric flesh-arrows … traversing the body. A rainbow of color strikes the eyelids. A foam of music falls over the ears. It is the gong of the orgasm. ~ Anais Nin Creativity is like sex. You fumble your way through, you get lost in it, […]

Using twitter to mingle with your heroes

What New Grads Looking to Land a Gig Must Know By Allison Janney Published: June 29, 2010 Hey, new grads, looking for a job? If so, be sure to round out your resume-sending routine with some Twitter outreach. More than a micro-blogging outlet or hub for Justin Bieber groupies, it can help you reach potential […]

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20 Warning Signs That Your Content Sucks by Jonathan Morrow http://www.copyblogger.com/does-my-content-suck/ 1. You think your content is “good enough” If you had to rate your content on a scale of 1 to 10, what would you give it? A 6? A 7? That’s what most bloggers say. But here’s the problem: you can’t really grade […]

I have to sell my book as well as write it?

This is a guest post from Paul Lonergan, an author, a ghost-writer and a copywriter. For more than 20 years he’s been using words to sell everything from stock-broking services to beauty products to industrial cleaning products and more. And the big secret? The product might change but the techniques don’t. It’s all just product… […]

How to Win Friends and Influence Readers

How to Win Friends and Influence Readers A guest post by Katie Tallo of Momentum Gathering. The royal road to a man’s heart is to talk to him about the things he treasures most. ~ Dale Carnegie Every blogger searches for that royal road. We want to touch the real lives of our readers – […]

CJ Lyons teaches how to Break Free from the Slush Pile

Orange County Chapter of Romance Writers OCCRWA.org CJ Lyons  Break Free from the Slush Pile http://www.cjlyons.net URGENT CARE, “Lyons continues to mesmerize readers…pulse-pounding.”~Fresh Fiction WARNING SIGNS, “Lyons is a master within the genre.” ~Pittsburgh Magazine LIFELINES, “A breathtakingly fast-paced medical thriller.”~Publishers Weekly CJ Lyons http://www.cjlyons.netURGENT CARE, “Lyons continues to mesmerize readers…pulse-pounding.”~Fresh Fiction WARNING SIGNS, “Lyons is a master […]

The Secret to Getting Great Book Reviews on Amazon

The Secret to Getting Great Book Reviews on Amazon http://bookmarketingmaven.typepad.com/book_marketing_maven/2010/07/the-secret-to-book-reviews-on-amazon.html When consumers shop for books on Amazon.com and other online bookstores, many of them read the book reviews before they make a purchase. Even if they came to the site to buy a particular book, they may read the reviews to verify that they are […]