June 11th, 2008
Being an approved cruise enrichment lecturer is the greatest
gig on the seven seas. The deal is simple: you furnish the
cruise lines three or four 1-hour lectures on subjects you
love and you get a free cruise for yourself and a companion.
The best part is the lectures are usually scheduled on sea
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May 23rd, 2008
There’s a rumor out there in the publishing world that an editor won’t even look at the work of a new writer. It might be true for certain types of writing, but after interviewing hundreds of editors, I’ve found that most are more open to new writers than you might think.
And there are a […]
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May 18th, 2008
It’s a well-known fact that to make a successful website and
keep it prospering you need fresh and original content,
preferably on a daily basis. The phrase “content is king” was
not coined without good reason.
Search engines, such as Google, Yahoo, MSN and the many others
now available online are always seeking out new content websites
to add to their […]
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April 22nd, 2008
DEFINITIONS
Retail margin is basically the difference between your book’s
wholesale price and your book’s retail price. For example, a
book with a cover price of $10 and a wholesale price of $5 has a
50% retail margin.
Wholesale price is the cost of your book to a retailer. To use
the same rudimentary example, a book with a cover price […]
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April 17th, 2008
Free Poetry contests are a very common happening as of late. They are popping up all over the web, most with slogans like “Win $20,000″ or “You can be the next winner.”
Now don’t get it wrong… some of these are quite great and can be useful to someone who just wants to have their […]
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April 2nd, 2008
Which sounds more appealing, getting up in front of a group of strangers and talking, while they all sit there looking at you like a dog watching a ceiling fan…or gargling with Drano? It’s no surprise how many would choose the Drano.
Public Speaking has been ranked as the “number one fear” among thousands of us. […]
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