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		<title>STOP Procrastinating Tip #2 &#8211; Eat A Frog Every Morning!</title>
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STOP Procrastinating Tip #2:
Eat A Frog Every Morning!


 
Also known as The Worst First Technique, this tip works best to get the things you dread out of the way first thing in the morning.  I used to use this technique when I cold called prospects in my former business as a time management and organization [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.yourwritelife.com/writing/writing-tips/stop-procrastinating-tip-2-eat-a-frog-every-morning/</link>
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		<title>STOP Procrastinating Tip #1 &#8211; The Salami And Nibble Technique</title>
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STOP Procrastinating Tip #1:
The Salami and Nibble Theory


 
Have you ever had a project that you kept putting off because it just seemed overwhelming?  Were you put off because you didn&#8217;t know where to begin?  Did you start with one thing, but that lead to something else?  If so, you&#8217;re not alone.
Sometimes when you procrastinate, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.yourwritelife.com/writing/writing-tips/stop-procrastinating-tip-1-the-salami-and-nibble-technique/</link>
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		<title>Why Do Writers Procrastinate?</title>
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Why Do Writer&#8217;s Procrastinate?
Or why does ANYONE  procrastinate, for that matter?
During the 1990&#8217;s I taught time management and organization workshops to overstressed, uber-hurried professionals in the Silicon Valley.  No matter what role they played in the corporate life, every one of them admitted to multiple things they put off and didn&#8217;t do.  They procrastinated everything [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.yourwritelife.com/writing/writing-tips/why-do-writers-procrastinate/</link>
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		<title>30 Day Blog Challenge with Connie Ragen Green</title>
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30 Day Blog Challenge with Connie Ragen Green

Okay, here we go! I&#8217;m committing to some new bling on my blog.  My colleague Connie Ragen Green has just announced her 30 Day Blog Challenge. This is either the 2nd? 3rd? maybe even 4th time Connie&#8217;s challenged her clients, business bloggers, entrepreneurs, and writers, to get off [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.yourwritelife.com/blog/30-day-blog-challenge-with-connie-ragen-green/</link>
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		<title>What Is A Short Story? ~ guest post by Geoff Hoff</title>
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What is a Short Story?
Short stories are a glorious art form.
Now that I have that out of the way, let&#8217;s start talking about them behind their back.  I&#8217;ve been asked on occasion what defines a short story, and what do all short stories have in common.  The answer to that second question may seem flippant, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.yourwritelife.com/blog/what-is-a-short-story/</link>
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		<title>An Essential Book for Writers &#8211; How Stories Work</title>
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No doubt, every writing instructor has their favorite books to recommend.  My own bookshelf of writing related books sags from the weight of books I love.  Every one of them holds a significant message for the writer and her craft, but few capture a set of basics as well as Margaret Lucke&#8217;s basic [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.yourwritelife.com/books/video-how-stories-work/</link>
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		<title>The Secrets of Publishing Success &#8211; Jane Friedman&#8217;s 2009 Tough Love Guide</title>
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I believe I’ve mentioned Writer’s Digest/F + W Media Publisher &#38; Editorial Director Jane Friedman’s blog to readers before.  Jane eats, breathes, and focuses almost all her waking hours on the publishing industry.  She attends conferences, talks to agents, meets with authors, teaches classes, reads prolifically.  She’s sitting in a place of “knowing” since she [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.yourwritelife.com/blog/secrets-to-publishing-success/</link>
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		<title>Video &#8211; My FAVORITE Must Have Book for Writers</title>
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When it comes to this writing tool, I&#8217;m a rabid proponent that EVERY writer MUST have the J.I. Rodale Synonym Finder on his or her bookshelf.
You&#8217;ll see why when you watch this video.

Don&#8217;t wait another minute to add this book to your Writer&#8217;s Essential Bookshelf.  Frankly, I don&#8217;t know how anyone writes without a [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.yourwritelife.com/books/24-video-my-fave-book-for-writers/</link>
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		<title>Capture The Season &#8211; Fall</title>
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The days are getting shorter as summer wanes.   Have you noticed it?
I like the new angles the sunlight displays as it moves back northward.
Each day is a new day as I open the blind in my office.  The sun casts its presence across my desk in significantly different patterns, making every day magical [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.yourwritelife.com/blog/capture-the-season-fall/</link>
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		<title>Use Figurative Language to Add Layers of Art to Your Writing</title>
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 Patti Stafford&#8217;s article A Writer’s Expressions: Word Play  and Language Usage offers a reminder and  simplification of figurative language terms:
 
-  simile
-  metaphor
-  personification
 
Using figurative language is like  writing poetry.  It’s not always something that flows out easily, but takes time  to imagine the images.  Use [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.yourwritelife.com/writing/writing-tips/use-figurative-language-to-add-layers-of-art-to-your-writing/</link>
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		<title>Do You Know How to Use Online Video Yet</title>
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85 Million People Can’t Be Wrong!
Imagine this: If you had a video posted on YouTube last month,
your potential audience was 85 Million viewers!
Online Video is hot right now and it’s only getting hotter.
YouTube is now the 4th most visited site on the Internet,
and the 2nd most popular search engine behind Google.
Several months ago, I realized [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.yourwritelife.com/blog/do-you-know-how-to-use-online-video-yet/</link>
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		<title>Video Post &#8211; Writer&#8217;s Essential Bookshelf</title>
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How old is your dictionary? Do you even HAVE a good dictionary? Is it the one you used in college or before?

Make sure you have up-to-date writing resources on your Writer&#8217;s Essential Bookshelf.

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		<link>http://www.yourwritelife.com/books/video-post-essential-bookshelf-dictionary/</link>
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