Tag: writing
group name: dwc
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February 27, 2006 11:22 AM EST --
Six Things Your Publicist Won't Tell You
by Fern Reiss, CEO, PublishingGame.com/Expertizing.com
Tired of banging your head against the proverbial wall in terms of your book publicity? Ready to scrape . . .
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December 19, 2007 05:29 PM EST --
When I was little, I used to draw pictures and then tell myself stories about the people in my drawings. (Pioneer girls, no doubt influenced by Little House on the Prairie and my Holly Hobbie playhouse, . . .
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March 03, 2009 04:28 PM EST --
What’s your communications reputation? Do people send you e-mails knowing you’re probably not going to respond…or are you a “super communicator” who makes a point of being extremely responsive? If . . .
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July 07, 2008 11:50 AM EDT --
Hello all,
So my book Practically Posh was just released and is already sweeping the nation, or at least my office, literally.
Yesterday, Marissa, a co-producer on the station, was . . .
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October 05, 2006 01:15 PM EDT --
When NOT to Publish a Book
by Fern Reiss, CEO, PublishingGame.com/Expertizing.com
I spend a lot of time talking to authors about how to publish, and successfully publish, their books. But today I'd . . .
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March 25, 2008 12:02 PM EDT --
Recently I was riding in my car (blissfully and unexpectedly alone—except for my dog) and I heard an old Rod Stewart song. I'm not certain of the title but the lyrics go something like . . .
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April 01, 2008 12:59 PM EDT --
This past week I received one of those forwarded emails that we all get from time to time. This one was from my sister-in-law (who is nine days older than I am) and was about the benefits of growing . . .
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December 21, 2006 01:39 PM EST --
The satisfaction of closing a deal. Sweating the monthly bills. Contemplating a career move . . . For many of us, conducting business in one form or another is part of everyday life. On gather.com/business, . . .
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October 19, 2006 08:52 AM EDT --
Have you ever trusted someone--and gotten "burned?" Have you ever failed to trust someone and missed significant opportunities as a result? The practical issues with . . .
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July 31, 2006 12:13 AM EDT --
My first experience with visioning (imagining a particular outcome in order to motivate you to create said outcome) happened, quite accidentally, when I was about 14. The combination of living in a pretty . . .
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November 13, 2006 09:39 AM EST --
I look forward to speaking with all of you about trust next Tuesday, November 21st from 2-4pm (ET), when I will be live on Gather as November's Ask The Author.
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February 12, 2008 10:22 AM EST --
One of the things a writer is supposed to do is to strip away the surface of our everyday selves and get underneath what's polished and pretty to the more essential stuff of life. After writing three . . .
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February 19, 2008 10:57 AM EST --
All the love that Obama is feeling from Oprah these days makes me nostalgic for the time I was close to feeling it, too. My almost-on-Oprah moments, I call them, and I mention them at cocktail . . .
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April 09, 2008 12:03 PM EDT --
If you followed along with the First Chapters Romance Writing Contest, you're probably as excited about our winner's first publication as we at Gather are! Meredith McGuire recently had her first . . .
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July 28, 2008 12:41 PM EDT --
Thrift and consignment stores can be a treasure trove for cool pieces, if you know what you're looking for. Here are some tips for separating the chic from cheap.
What to look for in a couch. . . .
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June 15, 2006 09:16 PM EDT --
One of the benefits, and occasional annoyances, of suddenly finding yourself immersed in projects (among other things, I recently accepted a 30-hour a week contract doing design and branding for an architectural . . .
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May 30, 2008 12:21 PM EDT --
The biggest piece of advice I can offer you as you break into the writing world, or follow any other dream for that matter, is to rise above other people's negativity. People told me you can't . . .
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February 27, 2006 02:33 PM EST --
Get a Literary Agent
Fern Reiss, PublishingGame.com/Expertizing.com
Finding a literary agent for your book can be extremely challenging – or it can be a piece of cake. And you can get a literary . . .
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February 27, 2006 02:37 PM EST --
Get a Literary Agent or Self Publish: How to Decide
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Fern Reiss, PublishingGame.com/Expertizing.com
You've decided to publish a book. You've done the hard part—you've finally got . . .
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February 27, 2006 02:41 PM EST --
Book Signings and Book Fairs: How to Sell More Books
by Fern Reiss, CEO, PublishingGame.com/Expertizing.com
Ever do a booksigning where you didn't sell a single book? Ever go to a book fair where . . .
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