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Thanksgiving Week (and a Great Sale) on Copyblogger

by Sonia Simone Source link It’s Thanksgiving week in the U.S.! My creative output this week will be mainly culinary — I’ve got three kinds of pie to bake tomorrow, plus all of the other fun things we’ll have on the table. So this week is a short one for you. On Monday, the editorials

My White Privilege and an Apology for Thanksgiving

by Anne Wayman Source link I was born into white privilege, although no one was talking about it back then. As I grew up I learned that the Pilgrims and “Indians” as we said back then, celebrated the first Thanksgiving because the natives taught the newly arrived folks how to farm and catch food. Thes

Write! for Students: Switching to Write! Student Lifetime License

by Joyful Jerboa Source link Today we are changing Write! user’s and payment model for all Students. This step is crucial when talking about providing a stable development and future for the Write! app and the team behind. Starting from today all new users under the status of Student can buy Write! Student Lifetime licenses

Writing difficult letters

by The Proof Angel Source link Here are some very sensible thoughts from the The Guardian about writing difficult letters. Particularly letters where what matters is that you thought to write, not the cleverness of what you have to say, like condolence letters. Visit my websites via the links at the top of this page. Fileds

Don’t Let Recruiters Know You’re Desperate

by Grammar Chic, Inc. Source link You may feel desperate to find new employment—but that doesn’t mean you should show it, especially not to recruiters and hiring managers. Generally speaking, desperation makes you look sloppy, unprofessional, and simply not as competent and put-together as employers wish. In a word, you want to project confidence—not jitters.s

10 easy tips for better business writing

by Idrees Patel Source link This is a guest article by William Grigsby. If you are interested in submitting a guest article of your own, be sure to read the guest article guidelines. In a survey that was conducted in 2004 by the National Commission on business writing among some 120 American companies, it was estimateds

B.A.L.D.: Lillie’s First Day of School by Tijuana Collier & Khaila Ramey-Collier, Illustrated by Vanessa Alexandre

by Marta Cheng Source link B.A.L.D.: Lillie’s First Day of School by Tijuana Collier and Khaila Ramey-Collier, is a charming storybook with an all-important message about confidence and individuality. Lillie is very excited about the most important day of her life – her first day of school.…

How to write a hook: 8 tips to lure in readers

by Jordan Source link Knowing how to write a hook is one of the key skills separating published from unpublished authors. Publishers want to know (among other things) that your book will appeal to an audience within the relevant market. How do you write a hook that makes readers lose track of time in books

Flog a BookBubber 114: Katy Munger

by Ray Rhamey Source link Writers, send your prologue/first chapter to FtQ for a “flogging” critique. Email as an attachment. Many of the folks who utilize BookBub are self-published, and because we hear over and over the need for self-published authors to have their work edited, it’s educational to take a hard look at theirs

Exclusive Interview with Content Writer Anne McAuley Lopez

by Ciaran Gilligan Source link Today we talk to content writer Anne McAuley Lopez. Anne discusses how she broke into the freelance writing industry, her advice for beginners, and more: 1) Hi Anne! please tell us a little about yourself and your career as a writer In 2010 I was laid off from my jobs