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10 Service Business Essentials that Help You Win Clients with Confidence

by Stefanie Flaxman Source link Here’s a scary thought: What if your content marketing actually works? What if you get all the clients you want? Will you be able to handle them? Those are important questions every service provider needs to answer honestly because there is often a disconnect between what we say we wants

Literary agents for politics and current affairs

by Fiona Bradbury Source link Literary agents for politics and current affairs

Review: Mnemosyne’s Daughters by Brit Chism

by Marta Cheng Source link Mnemosyne’s Daughters is a thought-provoking collection of modern day short stories inspired by Greek mythology that author, Brit Chism, uses to highlight social issues affecting women in today’s society. Told from a surprisingly male perspective, there are nine short stories in all – a few somewhat blandly titled after women.…

Chicken And Waffles Drizzled With Salt-And-Vinegar Maple Syrup

by terribleminds Source link Fried Chicken to me is one of those fundamentally American foods. So much so that apparently I feel the need to capitalize it, like some kind of weirdo. It is as fundamental, perhaps, as barbecue — and yes, I know that neither this nor barbecue originate in these here YOO-NIGHTED STATES, buts

This Mad Dance

by Michael Davis Source link Looking at photos of relatives from the early 20th century, I’m struck by how incredibly normal they look, how I could walk down any street and see the same faces.  Such an insight comes easily since I live near the locus of my ancestral lines, but I think it’s as

There’s Nothin’ to Know

by JW Source link There’s nothin’ to know. You have an idea, you write down what you wanna say. Then you get somebody to add in the commas and shit where they belong, if you aren’t positive yourself. Maybe fix up the spelling where you have some tricky words … although I’ve seen scripts wheres

The Secret Cartel Behind Every Great Writer

by Joe Bunting Source link Have you ever felt that if you’re going to make it as a writer, it’s all up to you? That it’s all on your shoulders to prove yourself and your talent? Perhaps you believe you have to hide yourself in some attic in Paris and write until you come outs

Indie Author Interview: Jeannie Chambers

by Alan Kealey Source link Indie Author Interview with Jeannie Chambers – Author of the Mid-Grade Sci-Fi Novel Tunnel of Time. Jeannie Chambers’s goal is to write stories that make you think without being taught, and…

Aggressive Sell, Soft Sell … What Works?

by Sonia Simone Source link Recently, a student of ours asked whether “we” (content-based marketers who might prefer a more subtle approach) can learn anything from “those” marketers who use somewhat obvious tactics like silly quizzes or hyped-up headlines. In the course of answering this question, the phrase “orange hat marketer” occurred to me. (Don’ts

Literary agents for popular science

by Fiona Bradbury Source link Literary agents for popular science