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Technology is Changing Writing and not all for the better

April 5, 2018 by Lori Devoti 2 Comments
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You probably think this is going to be a big ole rant about texting, hashtags, emojis, etc. It isn’t. Yes, those things have changed how we communicate with each other, but I don’t think more casual in our casual conversation is a bad thing. And I don’t think they are really changing writing as in … [Read more…]

Posted in: Indie Publishing, Marketing, News & Notices, Writing Business, Writing Craft, Writing for the Web Tagged: book marketing, online marketing, writing business

What’s the Story with Duplicate Content?

September 21, 2011 by Monica Valentinelli Leave a Comment

You’re an author. You have a blog. You’re trying to get the word out about your books. Then, you get a strange e-mail. Somebody is asking you to republish all of your blog posts. Will it hurt you? How about just the one? Duplicate content is a phrase used to describe the event when an … [Read more…]

Posted in: Writing Business, Writing for the Web Tagged: blogs, content, Google, RSS feed, search engines, SEO, web marketing

Do You Own, Rent or Lease Your Content?

January 5, 2011 by Monica Valentinelli 3 Comments

Does this sound familiar? You walk over to your computer and boot it up. Crap. You need to promote the short story you just sold to a really, cool anthology. You don’t really have a lot of time, so you don’t want to post about it on your website. You figure you’ll just do that … [Read more…]

Posted in: Writing for the Web Tagged: Internet, social media, web marketing, web writing

Want to be an Online Copywriter? Learn these Skills!

December 1, 2010 by Monica Valentinelli 2 Comments

To write online, successful copywriters have to employ an arsenal of techniques in order for their work to be effective. Most businesses and publishers expect online copywriters to understand not only how to write for the web, but how to use tools effectively and stay on top of current web trends and technology. While it’s … [Read more…]

Posted in: Writing for the Web Tagged: business, creative writing, writing, writing tools

Writing to Persuade in Six Steps

November 24, 2010 by HowToWriteShop 1 Comment
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Writing to persuade has a lot in common with writing exposition. Your organizational and developmental strategies will be the same.  However, with persuasive writing, you write to convince, not to teach. There is a difference. Keep reading for five steps and how to structure your persuasive paper or article. Writing to Persuade, The How With persuasive … [Read more…]

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