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EVALUATING YOUR OWN WORK
By Derek Rydall
Founder, ScriptwriterCentral.com
“Words strain,
Crack and sometimes break, under the burden,
Under the tension, slip, slide, perish,
Decay with imprecision, will not stay in place,
Will not stay still.”
– T.S. Eliot, Four Quartets
WRITING IS REWRITING
As a writer, you may use other script consultants to critique your material, but inevitably you’ll need to master the ability [...]

There are two specific, yet lofty goals writers strive for every time they commit words to paper. That goal is to write in such a way as to draw their readers into the written word.
If this goal is in fictional writing the author wants the reader to become so absorbed in the story that they [...]

How to get a book published is a question every author asks themselves.
How difficult is it to get a book published by a commercial book publisher? Well the odds are better gambling in Las Vegas. It has been estimated that 25 million people in the United States consider themselves writers and only 5% have been [...]

When you think of a teacher, you think of someone who is very well educated and knows how to pretty much do everything. They know how to read well, draw well, deal with kids well, and deal with parents of kids even better. Most importantly they know how to write well. The idea that a [...]

Let’s face it: some kids just don’t like to read. Increasingly, parents, teachers, librarians, and editors are looking for books that will appeal to reluctant readers. When I was writing The Best Books for Kids Who (Think They) Hate to Read (Random House), I read hundreds of children’s books, old and new, that I thought [...]

Writing throughout history has transformed itself to either an immortalization of one’s thoughts or a lucrative business. The first is the essence and the other one is the consequence.
With respect to the art of writing itself, it must always be treated with reverence. Not that too many great people have dedicated themselves towards glorifying the [...]

This is the third in a series of articles with brain-tempting tips that will enable you to make your dream of authoring a book become your reality. Leaders today have a book. The best business decision you can make is to write a book as it provides you instant credibility.
Here are the final powerful secrets [...]

Every writer needs some help with their writing. Every writer can improve their writing. One simple technique you can use to improve your writing and better develop your writing process is to spend less time writing and more time thinking about your writing.
Many writers struggle with their early drafts simply because they have not allowed [...]

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So how long is too long to market a book? According to some studies (both formal and informal) marketing (and seeing the results in the form of book sales) can take anywhere from six months to two years, it all depends on what you want to get out of it.
Ideally though, you should plan to [...]