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1). A Few Magazine Publishing Terms
The business of writing for magazines is often speculative in nature. It can often seem fruitless to conduct research on available paying magazines, attempt to understand their style and unique requirements, write the article, send the article, and then wait for what can seem a never ending response.
It can be even more daunting when you have invested significant time and energy and have received multiple rejection slips.
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2). Being A Writer Is So Taxing
For many writers the idea of trying to figure out how to manage taxes related to writing is laughable because they are still dreaming of selling their first article, story or manuscript. However, you may well find yourself receiving payment for your writing one day – and when you do, it's important to know some tax basics as they relate to writing.
In America all income is taxable and that includes income from writing.
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3). How To Avoid Clichés - That Sounds Familiar
When writing articles, stories for full blown manuscripts it is often in your best interest to avoid common phrases or colloquialisms. Many writers refer to the overuse of these phrases as cliché and they avoid them like the plague.
It may take some work to find new ways to say something you’ve relied on clichés to say for you.
Two exercises I have used for this is to pick a vocabulary list and only use words on that list to compose a thought.
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4). Did You Know? Understanding The Publishing World
Sometimes putting things in perspective is useful when trying to gain a clear understanding of the many facets of the publishing world.
This article is intended to provide some random statistics to help you understand the publishing world a little better.
Did You Know…
Nearly 80% of all book titles made available each year are published by small.
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5). One Epic Flashback
You've probably watched a movie where you observe the lead character in a quiet, contemplative moment. It's not long before you hear a sound similar to a camera and the movie shifts to an event from the past that provides a clue about what is happening to the character in the present.
This is a common technique in storytelling called flashback (analepsis).
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6). Writing As A Business
If you are looking at making writing a means of providing a personal income it may be important to understand how to develop your passion for writing into a successful small business.
The first step is one you've already taken. Discover what you are passionate about. If you are reading this article you are probably most interested in the written word.
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7). Deciding What To Write-Can You Get There From Here?
When writing an article or story, how exactly do you decide what to write? Do your characters develop as you go when writing fiction? Does your plot unfold by chance? Do you have a clear idea of where your story or article is going before you actually begin to write?
I have to admit there are times when I just start writing and worry about the details later.
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8). Have You Read My Book?
Perhaps you are fortunate enough to have your own book published. Your publisher might be a large firm with allocated resources to manage the Public Relations (PR) for your book or they might be a smaller firm that relies on their authors to do some of the legwork in promoting the book.
Some authors are well acquainted with the process of promoting their own book while others feel inadequate to the task of self-promotion.
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9). Is Anyone Out There?
When crafting a piece of writing it is important to define who the audience for the piece will be. It doesn’t matter if the piece is fiction, non-fiction or technical. What is important is knowing a little bit about your intended reader.
Some writers get very specific and their intended audience becomes some like this:
A single Caucasian mother, age 32, three children, owner of a mini-van, listens to light rock and lives in an apartment complex.
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10). What’s In A Name? Naming Characters
You have developed a plot, setting and have even come up the main characters for your latest story. You start to write, but it isn’t long before your come to a road block. It’s not the storyline; after all you know where you’re headed. It’s not the setting; you mapped that out before the first word was committed to paper.
No, the thing that you are missing is the perfect name for you characters.
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11). Before Painting Words
No matter what kind of writing you consider your forte you might want to consider the use of a ‘learning log’.
The process of writing generally requires research. Unless you are recounting personal events in a first person non-fiction narrative the use of research tools is a highly valued counterpart to effective writing.
A learning log is simply a journal with notes that are specific to the subject matter you are seeking to write.
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12). Being Paid To Learn
The term content writing has taken on a new meaning with the advent of the internet. In strict writing discipline the term refers to adapting your writing to match a specific style or voice. This type of writing has nothing to do with personal taste or style preference. It is, however, a means of forcing yourself to learn to write in a style that you may have never chosen on your own.
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13). Off The Top Of My Head- Freewriting
In writing there is a technique known as Freewriting which is essentially designed to encourage you to write and it comes without bounds of structure, format or plot.
Freewriting may seem frivolous to some, however it is useful in bringing creativity to the forefront in ways that are often surprising to those who try this exercise.
In its purest form Freewriting has absolutely no rules.
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14). You Might Be A Published Author If...
You might be a published author if...
You've ever printed up several copies of your work and passed them out at the mall.
You've ever written something pithy on a restaurant napkin and left it for the waitstaff.
You've ever written a poem in the memo of your checkbook.
You've ever published a selection of stories in a three ring binder for neighbors as a 'welcome to the neighborhood' gift.
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15). Genuine Imitation Flattery-Use Of Parody
The old adage "Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery" should apply to the world of literature as well - although we shouldn't be surprised when it is not perceived that way.
In order to imitate a certain style requires one of two approaches. The first is designed to imitate the style for the purpose of creating a similar work. The second approach is the theme of this article - parody.
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