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Writing Storybooks with Inspiration from the Storybook Capitol of America in Abilene, Texas

Melanie Saxton

Horton Hears a Who Photo by Chris Koehn of Chrissy Cakes & Bakes in Montgomery, TX Installed: 2013 Sculptor: Leo Rijn Book: Horton Hears a Who! The Grinch Photo by Chris Koehn of Chrissy Cakes & Bakes in Montgomery, TX Installed: 2013 Sculptor: Leo Rijn Book: How the Grinch Stole Christmas!

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Why Blogs that Allow Guest Posts Will Be Penalized in 2013

ProBlogger

Just as low-level article directories (ezinearticles, articlesbase, and others) got hurt by Google’s Panda Update in 2013, I predict that Google will hurt sites abusing guest blogging in 2013. I don’t feel guest blogging is bad, nor that all bloggers who do it will be penalized by Google. Do you notice what the title is?

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The Other Pitch Packages Authors Should Prepare

Jane Friedman

When we talk about “pitch packages” in publishing, we’re usually talking about an author’s query letter and synopsis (for fiction), or a book proposal (for nonfiction). population that listened to a podcast within the last week has skyrocketed from about 7 percent in 2013 to 26 percent in 2022. The share of the U.S.

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Lessons Learned from 12 Years as an Author Entrepreneur

The Creative Penn

In the intro, Finding readers [ ALLi blog ]; Writing the Shadow Kickstarter. With its detailed reports on how to improve your writing and integration with Scrivener, ProWritingAid will help you improve your book before you send it to an editor, agent or publisher. You can read/listen to previous updates at TheCreativePenn.com/timeline.

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How to Write and Self-Publish a Fiction Novel

Men With Pens

Some people – a small but very important part of this audience – read this blog for one specific reason: they want advice on how to write and publish a fiction novel. Self-publishing? How to Write and Self-Publish a Fiction Novel first appeared on Men With Pens Copyright 2006 — 2013, All Rights Reserved.

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How to Summarize a Report: Expert Techniques and Methods

Grammarly

Example of a report summary In 1964, the USA’s first surgeon general, Terry Luther, published a report titled “Smoking and Health.” Additionally, adult smoking rates have dropped 50 percent since 1965, and as of 2013, 26 states have 100 percent smoke-free policies in public spaces.

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The Definitive Guide to Online Reputation Management

Neil Patel

They are tweeting about your latest product, leaving a comment on your blog, posting a Facebook update about their customer experience, and much more. Many blogs reported the fact as a negative public relations case. — Alex Goot (@alexgoot) March 13, 2013. — Elizabeth Windsor (parody) (@Queen_UK) March 14, 2013.