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Hooray for DarkCopy! I just wrote a bajillion word post because I wasn't distracted by my web browser. Check it out. Saved By: Dustin Boston | View Details | Give Thanks
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You should just describe what a product does, and nothing else. Very good tip. Saved By: Miriam Schwab | View Details | Give Thanks
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This is a really great how to on freelance writing... Saved By: Jason Calacanis | View Details | Give Thanks
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After suffering bumps in the road to development, Apple's iPhone takes the wireless industry by storm, and turns a power structure between carriers and manufacturers on its head in the process. Saved By: Aleksandar Vaci? | View Details | Give Thanks
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Decent advice on how to write a paper. Great for actually getting started. Saved By: Benjamin Kudria | View Details | Give Thanks
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Active voice is best for most Web content, but using passive voice can let you front-load important keywords in headings, blurbs, and lead sentences. This enhances scannability and thus SEO effectiveness. Saved By: Guy | View Details | Give Thanks
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Want to convince your readers to do something or agree with your point of view? OK, that was a silly ... Saved By: edwelker | View Details | Give Thanks
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Bronwyn Jones, who is an amazing writer and a joy to work with, has a really great piece at ALA wherein she discusses how the design processes applies to writing, just as it does to visual goodness, IA, and so forth. Go read it. Saved By: Jeff Croft | View Details | Give Thanks
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"How to Write and Publish a Novel" with Web 2.0 tools Saved By: Chris Radcliff | View Details | Give Thanks
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An AOL in-house start-up that lets people build stories as open collaboration by building on what has been written already.
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A language arts reference tool and comprehensive search engine for words. Includes the functions of a rhyming dictionary, thesaurus, and spelling checker, as well as an integrated full-text search engine for all of Shakespeare's works and thousands of quotations and poems.
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The editors of The American Heritage® College Dictionary have compiled a list of 100 words they recommend each high school graduate should know.
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100 Words Writing Project, Social Tasking, Collaborative Writing, Collaborative Creation, Art Project, Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, Experimental Writing
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This is a fun piece in Slate. Authors discuss their favorite fonts *to compose in*. Unsurpringly, the most commonly named typeface is Courier and it's variants, with Times and Century Schoolbook also getting a few nods. The most insightful answer (well, in *my* opinion, goes to Caleb Crain, who noted that "obsessing about fonts is a form of procrastination, so of course I have indulged in it ever since I graduated from a TRS-80 Model III to a Macintosh." Hah. He goes on to select Hoefler Text as his favorite current typeface to compose in -- which is a brilliant choice, if I do say so myself.
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Ever had to do a press release? This program will help you prepare a professional press release in just a few minutes!
added 2007 Mon May 14 19:53:59 by JaneMay
Did you know that your writing can turn into a profitable profession? If you play your cards right, your writing can lead to consulting, speaking, and coaching jobs. In theory, anyone can call themselves a freelance writer because there are no rules or qualifications for entry. It doesn't require a college degree.
added 2007 Mon May 7 8:52:55 by webtickle
As a writer, you don't have to write about or comment on everything that happens in your niche and you shouldn't feel like you have to. There will undoubtedly be some people who are more qualified and more suited to commenting on some things and you should let them.
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What happens when a shameless fanboy doesn't like an album nominated for multiple awards and still still to write that review? Here's a behind-the-scenes look at my review of Janiva Magness' BMA nominee "Do I Move You?"
added 2007 Fri Apr 27 20:35:21 by Beau7890
Police Thursday released portions of an essay used to charge a Cary-Grove High School student with disorderly conduct, leaving several experts puzzled at an arrest based on such schoolwork. Asked to write about whatever he wanted in a creative writing class, would-be Marine and honors student Allen Lee, 18, described a violent dream in which he