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| a great book idea | 11/20/2009 |
Q: I have the perfect situation for a true crime book. The person its about was convicted of being a ...
A: Craigslist is free. I'd do a search on Google for "Writing Job Boards" and post to those areas ...
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| a great book idea | 11/18/2009 |
Q: I have the perfect situation for a true crime book. The person its about was convicted of being a ...
A: Glad to hear that you made it through the situation you were in. You can post that you are looking ...
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| Jazz Dance | 11/16/2009 |
Q: My name is Sophia Oddi and at the present time I am a seventh grader at Huntington Middle School, ...
A: Although I do not have experience writing jazz dance books, I recommend that you check out or ...
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| Non profit writing | 11/6/2009 |
Q: Rhonda, Thank you in advance for any help you can offer. Although I love to write, I have never ...
A: Congratulations on pursuing your writing passion! What you have achieved is commendable. It sounds ...
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| Publishing book | 10/23/2009 |
Q: I have written a book in spanish about personal growth and meditation and would like to know how I ...
A: Jose, CONGRATULATIONS on writing your book!! I encourage you to secure a literary agent who has ...
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| trademark | 10/18/2009 |
Q: I have a friend who has wriiten a book about a longtime friend of his who is now deceased. He has ...
A: Names are not generally trademarked. However, in some cases they are. I highly recommend that your ...
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| childrens book | 10/2/2009 |
Q: I am writing a series of 3 kids books, with CD's to go along. How do I print & press the books? ...
A: Congrats on working on your children's books! I have never printed a book myself. I suggest you ...
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| credibility | 8/17/2009 |
Q: When writing about celebrities and their relationships, is there a credible source on the internet ...
A: Contact the celebrity's publicist. Sometimes you can find the publicist name and contact ...
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| Format | 8/14/2009 |
Q: I have read hundreds of articles on formatting a manuscript, almost all say to use courier size 12 ...
A: CONGRATULATIONS on your book! I agree with what you wrote. Most books are set at Times New Roman 12 ...
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| Permission for writing excerts from other books | 8/10/2009 |
Q: This is Abid Ali, from Kolkata(India), I wish to write a book on self development and success. In ...
A: CONGRATULATIONS on working on your book! Generally if you quote 1-2 sentences from a book and ...
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| Number of books about writing? | 7/21/2009 |
Q: Is there any way to find out how many books there are on writing? Or how many books about writing ...
A: Interesting question. You can check with Bowker and Bowker at: http://www.bowker.com/ Their ...
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| HOW TO CHARGE FOR WRITING FOR SOMEONE | 7/20/2009 |
Q: I am involved in writing non fiction books for people. After writing the books, the contractor's ...
A: Congratulations on your writing! Please see below link from the National Writer's Union for rates. ...
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| editing your own work | 6/6/2009 |
Q: My question is in regards to editing your own work before sending it to a publishers. I was just ...
A: CONGRATULATIONS on your writing! That's HUGE! CONGRATULATIONS over and over again! 1 Option - To ...
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| Plagiarism? | 5/23/2009 |
Q: If you have a report to do and you have to research articles online for it and you reword the ...
A: I'm not sure what your teacher's goal is. I would rewrite the article using your own creative style ...
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| Critiquing or Reviewing Books | 5/21/2009 |
Q: Relating earlier questions here about book reviews, may I ask how deep a review can be? I plan to ...
A: If you express your own original ideas when you write a review of a book it is not plagiarism. ...
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| Plagiarism? | 5/20/2009 |
Q: If you have a report to do and you have to research articles online for it and you reword the ...
A: This reads like plagiarism to me. However, this is so general, I'm not sure that 100 other people ...
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| How to build up a writer's resume? | 4/7/2009 |
Q: I am a ultra-newbie to the writing world, having only written for school assignments through high ...
A: CONGRATULATIONS on going after what you want as a writer! Cheers to you! In regards to getting ...
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| how do ypu get a book published? | 2/21/2009 |
Q: At the moment all I have, is an idea and the first few chapters to a story. After this I am ...
A: Congrats on writing your book! As far as getting the book published, I encourage you to finish ...
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| Word processors | 2/3/2009 |
Q: Is it true that all editors demand manuscripts to be done in WORD?
A: It is not true that all editors demand that manuscripts be done in Word. In fact, there are editors ...
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| WRITING | 1/29/2009 |
Q: I know this is not your specialty but maybe you know. I am creating a website on anxiety. Many ...
A: Congrats on your book! Interesting question that I think a lot of people have from time to time. ...
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| Collecting true stories | 1/28/2009 |
Q: Some of my friends and I would like to collect stories from teachers on their experiences in the ...
A: I think it's great that you and your friends are creating a book you and many others may be ...
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| Writing talent | 1/27/2009 |
Q: I like English, and it has always been my best subject. I'm trying to find which area of writing I ...
A: Kudos to you on going after your passion to write! To find the type of writing you most enjoy, I ...
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| RIghts in a collection of stories | 1/18/2009 |
Q: The publisher's contract calls for exclusive NAR rights for 3 years. I don't have a problem with ...
A: Congrats on your book collection! Exclusive rights mean that the work cannot appear anywhere else ...
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| WRITING | 1/13/2009 |
Q: I am writing a book on relaxation. There are many books that give techniques and steps to relax, or ...
A: First - Congratulations on writing your book! If the steps are universal you can use them. However, ...
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