Writing and Publishing

An Essay on Judging a Kiss

Marcia McClure, our official Romance Novelist  Expert

The question that is most often posed within the innocently curious mind of a young woman blossoming into womanhood is this: "When a boy kisses me, how do I know if it's a good kiss?"

First of all, let us dissect this sentence into important phrases, essential words, and the meanings therein, beginning with the word boy. This word is not merely ineffective but altogether unsuitable. Blatantly indecorous, if you will. Let me clarify this. The word boy in referring to a good kiss creates an unequivocal conflict of interpretation. We therefore must stipulate that the word boy--implying a juvenile, immature male almost always incapable of producing a good kiss for the mere fact that he is gangly and uncoordinated--is an inappropriate use of terminology in this instance. Thus, we replace the word boy, and the vision that appears in our minds when this word is used, with the more desirable mental apparition of masculinity materializing when we substitute the word man. Ergo, the sentence reads: "When a man kisses me, how do I know if it's a good one?" As demonstrated, the word man holds a different connotation, a different mental picture, if you will. When the word man is substituted properly, as it should be, fully matured homosapien females of the universe envision not a thin, uncoordinated, gangly, unappetizing male youth but rather a tall, handsome, muscular adult male.

Read Marcia's entire article How to Determine a Good One - An Essay on Kissing

Treasures in the Public Domain

The first thing entrepreneurs usually think about when dealing with public domain materials is text material, specifically books and reports. Most public domain dabblers already know that the US government has thousands of publications in the public domain and encourages the distribution of them, or that Project Gutenberg hosts thousands of free texts that can be used for product creation. But there's a whole treasure trove of delights you can find online and off in that copyright free world of public domain, including software, audio, film, and art. And yes, they can legally become part of your next product!

 Read Lisa Preston's entire article Treasures in the Public Domain

Lisa Preston, Our Official Writing for Entrepreneurs Expert

Email Marketing -- Your Ticket to Success

What's the most profitable business skill you can ever cultivate?

Learning how to obtain and keep subscribers on your list!

You've paid your dues with the search engines, bought software, written articles. Your wallet has been drained dry.

Each subscriber who signs up from your website is worth his weight in Godiva chocolate.

Read Lisa's entire article Email Marketing -- Your Ticket to Success

Lisa Preston, our official Writing for Entrepreneurs Expert

Public Domain Magazines

Did you know that a few weeks ago, six vintage magazines sold on eBay for $3015.00 ?
 
And that old magazines can run into the hundreds of dollars for one issue?
 
Sure, collectors go for these old magazines. But some buyers are using the material (graphics, covers, content) to create dozens of products quickly and easily.
 
Want to see how to make a six figure income from public domain magazines?
 
It's an eye-opener. (Check out the screenshots for some magazines that sold for nine hundred bucks)

http://www.pdgoldrush.com/profitmags.html

Overcoming Writer's Block

There's nothing worse than writer's block when you're trying to deliver a powerful message. Sometimes all you need is just a good start in the right direction. Whether you're writing articles, blogs, books or ebooks, here's a possible solution. Did you know that there's public domain magazine content out there that you can adapt and make your own, that will present you as an expert and increase your credibility? You can take it, use it as a starting place, and make it completely your own! No copyright issues or anything (assuming you've done your homework to make sure it's copyright free)!

You don't have to be a prolific or great writer to use this material to create some top-notch articles either.

In fact, the information I am talking about can help you write books, articles, websites, blogs - the exact material that promotes you as the expert.

My phenomenally creative friend Lisa Rae Preston has put together a site where you can access several CDs of quality public domain magazine content each month - AND learn how to make the information your own so it's unique! The great thing is, she's already paid her lawyers a hefty fee to have it copyright searched -- so you don't have to!

Using this material is the fastest way to write articles that I can think of.

http://www.pdgoldrush.com/

Making Time to Write, Part One

In the jungle of daily life, writing time is hard to find. Best intentions flag in the heat, and rarely recover by morning. You want to write, you have to write, but it's just not happening and the guilt feels like monkeys howling in your chest. Job, kids, errands, friends, family, finances--the time and energy you need are nowhere to be seen.

Stop looking. When you can't find time to write, you have to make it. Hack it out of the vines; coax it down from the trees. Elmore Leonard wrote parts of his first novel, The Bounty Hunters, inside a desk drawer at the ad agency where he worked.

Read Doug's entire article Making Time to Write, Part One

Doug Kurtz, our official Writing Coach Expert

How to Use Powerful Questions to Grow Your Writing and Your Life

Doug Kurtz, Our official Writing Coach Expert says:

Ever been asked a question that stopped you dead in your tracks? That hit a nerve and changed your outlook? That challenged assumptions and set you on a new course?

When it comes to communication and transformation, questions are among the most powerful tools we have--but not all are created equal. Take the ones I just asked, for example. Did you pause to answer yes or no? Do you even remember what they were?

Read Doug's entire article How to Use Powerful Questions to Grow Your Writing and Your Life

How to Center Yourself for Focused Writing and a Calmer Life

Doug Kurtz, Our official Writing Coach Expert says:

In writing, we can choose whether or not to begin in medias res--in the middle of things--but in life we're there all the time, whether we like it or not. Our personal stories, episodes and epiphanies are constantly unfolding--sometimes all at once.

Ever find yourself revising your novel, mentally shopping for holiday gifts, worrying about the economy and brainstorming to-do lists all at the same time?

Read Doug's entire article How to Center Yourself for Focused Writing and a Calmer Life

How to Form a Writers Group, Part 1

Doug Kurtz, Our official Writing Coach Expert says:

Birds of a feather flock together--unless they're writers, in which case they tend to fly solo. Solitude and independence are revered parts of the writing life, but pecking at the keyboard alone can eventually lead to feelings of disconnection and isolation.

Nobody better understands the struggles and triumphs of writing than other writers, and we can all benefit by forming groups to help each other achieve our goals.

Read Doug's entire article How to Form a Writers Group, Part 1

Power Tools for Writers, Part Two

Doug Kurtz, Our official Writing Coach Expert says:

Last summer, single-handedly and ill-equipped, I began to remodel my kitchen. In a burst of novice enthusiasm, I sledged through studs and ripped up floors. I hung drywall and knifed mud. I tiled, grouted, griped and complained. Then, frustrated and over my head, I walked off the job. It's now a year later, and unfinished trim work taunts me.

Writers often face the same dilemma: After fits of inspired toil, they hit the proverbial wall.

Read Doug's Entire Article Power Tools for Writers, Part Two