See the Trees in the Forest – Where to Start Writing Your Book

Aug 04 2010

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When you want to write a book, figuring out where to start is one of the most problematic obstacles. When I talk to aspiring authors, this is one of the most common challenges that comes up. And it can hold back even the most motivated people.

You know writing your book will be good for you–it will attract more ideal clients to you, it will make your business more visible, it will allow you to make more money, and it will get your message out to much bigger audiences. You want to write the book and you have lots of ideas, but when you sit down to do it, you just can’t seem to get anything done.

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Good English Grammar – The Expression “Between You and I”

Aug 04 2010

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The Problem

Many speakers and writers of English use the expression “between you and I.” People use this expression because it makes them sound more educated — or so they think. In their effort to appear sophisticated, people blithely say, “Just between you and I, company xyz will go public next week.” As difficult as it may be to believe, this expression is wrong.

We have had it pounded into us over and over that we say and write “you and I” that we use “you and I” for everything. We have to think about what we say and write or we will appear illiterate and uneducated.

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This is Why I Write

Jul 04 2010

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I have been inspired by other writers to write about “Why I Write”: I am not putting a tag on any one, whatever or whoever influenced me is my choice, so I free my words.

I know there is this odd thing in me and I want to express it. I haven’t done it good in fashion, nor drawing, nor beading, nor sewing. It was my dream to draw and sew just like any other woman. But I couldn’t do that. My hands and eyes were too weak to do such refinement.

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