Writing is Like an X-Ray

Jun 09 2010

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Okay, sure, I am trying to find at least one title for each letter of the alphabet for my Writing Is… series of articles, and X starts the word X-ray. But the word really is applicable to writers and the writing process.

X-rays see through the outer shell of the body, the skin, to photograph the bones and organs within. In terms of writing, the writer looks beyond the surface layer of words and images, propaganda and garbage, to see the guts of the topic.

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The Disadvantages of Being a Freelance Writer

Jun 09 2010

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I learned to be an entrepreneur at my great-grandfathers knee. And further refined my skills under my grandfather’s tutelage and my father’s mentorship. My family has been entrepreneurs for more than five generations. So being a freelance writer was not a shock to the system. I was prepared for the ups and downs.

So what’s the point of all this? Well, my father had a saying “There’s no point in asking the advantages of a job. You’ll figure those out soon enough. Ask about the disadvantage. Those are the more dangerous of the two. And they’re harder and more costly to learn.”

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Book Writing Template – Using Case Studies to Create a Powerful Manuscript

Jun 09 2010

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Writing a book can be a challenge especially for new authors, they often don’t have the confidence to believe that the world will take them serious as a professional. They often procrastinate writing and therefore causing themselves even further reason for doubting their competence.

So how can a new professional create doubtless confidence and perceived competence? Easy write a book that eliminates all doubt to the reader. In fact a great story can even create a career that empowers the author with the ability to charge top dollar for their services based purely on the success of their writing.

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