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Getting Started: Launching Your Writing Career
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- Begin at the Beginning...
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What Is a Writer? - Moira Allen
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A Beginner's Guide to Writing Terminology - Dawn Copeman
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How to Read 'How To Write' Books, by Sean McLachlan
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How to Sit Down and Write an Article - Dawn Copeman
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Learning the Craft - Dawn Copeman
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Self-Belief: The Vital Ingredient - Dawn Copeman
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Should You Write for Free? - Moira Allen
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When Procrastination is a Good Thing - Barbara Florio Graham
- Choosing a Career Path
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Should You Specialize or Generalize? - Moira Allen
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Take Your Specialty for a Spin - Moira Allen
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What Kind of Writer Do You Want to Be? - Terje Johansen
- Setting Writing Goals
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Planning Your Writing Career - Dawn Copeman
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Setting Effective Writing Goals - Moira Allen
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Goals Are Worthless If... - Brian Jud
- Finding Ideas
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Five Unusual Places to Look for Article Ideas - Chryselle D'Silva Dias
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Where Oh Where Are All the Good Article Ideas? - Patricia Fry
- Should You Quit Your Day Job?
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Balancing Act: Ten Reasons to Keep Your Day Job - Denene Brox
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Making the Leap from a "Real Job" to Freelancing - Kathy Sena
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To Plunge or Not to Plunge? - Moira Allen
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Fifty Tips on Taking the Plunge - Moira Allen
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Ready to Quit Your Day Job? - Hasmita Chander
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To Job or Not To Job: A Writer's Question - Antonio Graceffo
- Moving On...
- For more information on getting started, visit these helpful sections:
- Classes, Critiques, Conferences & Networking
- Build your writing skills through classes, critique groups, and other opportunities; find out how to network for more help and information.
- Queries, Submissions and Market Research
- When to query instead of submitting a complete article; how to craft a query; crafting e-mail queries; formatting submissions; locating market information and choosing appropriate markets.
- Honing Your Craft
- Tips on building your article or story; editing and polishing your work; structural issues that can make or break a sale; grammar tips.
- Research & Interviews
- Good research and effective interviews can make the difference between a sale and a rejection; find out how to locate experts, get the right interviews, and gather information.
- Rights & Copyright
- What every writer needs to understand about print rights, electronic rights, copyright, and whether publishers will "steal" your work.
- The Business of Writing
- Your job doesn't end when the article goes out the door; find out what you need to know about tracking income and expenses; handling contracts and payments; taxes; and tracking submissions.
- The Writing Life
- Learn how to cope with rejection and the many other frustrations of the writing life; plus, tips on healthy writing habits; how to jump-start the creative process; how to write when you're not in the mood.
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Becoming a successful writer isn't just about mastering great writing skills. It's also about overcoming the challenges and obstacles of the writing life: Rejection, fear of failure, lack of time, writer's block, the "Am I Really a Writer?" syndrome, and, of course, friends and family who just don't get it.
Fortunately, you're not alone. We've all been there. So here's a handy "survival guide" that will bring you inspiration, motivation, support and good old-fashioned advice to help you through the tough times. Don't let those writing gremlins keep you from achieving your dreams!
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