How to Prime Your Writing Pump

How to Prime Your Writing Pump

"Priming the pump" is one of those expressions you probably use without thinking about it. Used metaphorically, it means to encourage the success or growth of a thing by taking steps to get it started. But literally, the origin of the phrase is the practice of pouring...

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To Build Your Business, Let Your Light Shine

To Build Your Business, Let Your Light Shine

"I think I'm really good at what I do," declares technical writer June, "but I don't ever seem to get a chance to show people." June is experienced, highly-skilled, and has written dozens of instruction manuals and other how-to guides throughout her career. But she...

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What’s Your Plan for Writing this Year?

What’s Your Plan for Writing this Year?

If you expect to produce written material on a regular basis in the coming year, you need a plan. Writing coach Nina Amir explains it like this: "If you were... a marathon runner, you'd have a plan for how to run the race... how to overcome the tough spots-like when...

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Your Words Need Space to Grow

Your Words Need Space to Grow

Dame Hilary Mantel published her first novel at the age of 33. Over the next three decades, she wrote twelve books of historical fiction, two collections of short stories, and a memoir. She was the first woman to twice win the Booker Prize for fiction. I'd say she...

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Why Aren’t You Earning More?

Why Aren’t You Earning More?

In a national survey of self-employed professionals, almost 50% of the consultants, coaches, and other professionals declared that they were currently not earning enough to meet their expenses. This result isn't too surprising, since according to the U.S. Small...

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What Do Your Online Readers Want from You?

What Do Your Online Readers Want from You?

"Being successful at writing can be defined by one parameter: How well we know and resonate with our audience." These are the words of freelance writer Christina M. Ward, one of the top earning writers on Medium, where earnings are determined by how much time readers...

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Learn the Art and Skill of Follow-Up

Learn the Art and Skill of Follow-Up

If I had to name one thing that causes more self-employed professionals to fail at marketing than any other, it would be lack of follow-up. Every day, I see solopreneurs and service business owners do a fabulous job at filling their marketing pipeline with prospective...

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