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Top 10 Rules of Success for a Young Writer

April 30, 2008 by Ugur Akinci 2 Comments

taking notes

I’ve been working as a professional writer for almost 20 years now.

It’s been a long haul, and fun too. I always enjoyed sitting at my keyboard and click-clicking the keys.  Remember that B.B. King classic, “The Thrill Is Gone”?  I never had to sing that one, knock on wood.

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2 Tips for Writing Better Prose

April 28, 2008 by Ugur Akinci Leave a Comment

hand holding a pen over a journal

Tip 1: Vary Your Sentence Length

One sure way to put your readers to sleep is to write with constant-length sentences. Change the length for a better copy.

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Movie Review: King of California (2007)

April 27, 2008 by Ugur Akinci Leave a Comment

A California comedy with a heart.

Michael Douglas is “Charlie,” a jazz base player, a dreamer, and a loser who spends a few years in a mental institution for a tune-up from the neck-up.

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Book Review: The Writer’s Rules by Helen Gurley Brown

April 26, 2008 by Ugur Akinci Leave a Comment

Helen Gurley Brown has been a force of nature in the magazine publishing circles for decades.

Her name became synonymous with the name and success of the Cosmopolitan magazine as its longtime editor.  She is the author of many bestsellers, including Sex and the Single Girl.

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How To Do A Virtual Book Tour

April 24, 2008 by Bobby Ozuna Leave a Comment

One new concept which has become available to all authors looking for new trendy means for promoting their work is something called the Virtual Book Tour—or VBT for short.  Like the more traditional brick & mortar book signing event, VBTs allow authors an opportunity to connect with readers of their particular genre, but without regional limitations.

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How to Pulverize Writer’s Block

April 21, 2008 by Ugur Akinci Leave a Comment

wadded paper crumpled on the floor

I heard people say I’m “lucky” because (knock on wood) I almost never had a “writer’s block” throughout my career as a professional writer.

But it’s not luck really. The truth is much more simple and obvious: I write only what I feel strongly about.

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