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The Golden Pencil: The Freelance Writer’s Resource

June 30th, 2008

Throw Out The First Three Paragraphs!

I’ve heard writing teachers say it, and I’ve heard magazine editors say it: “Throw out the first three paragraphs!”
What in the world are they talking about?
The truth is, even for professionals, the first couple of paragraphs, if you’re writing an article, or even the first chapter if you’re writing a book, is likely to […]

By Anne Wayman -- 9 comments

March 12th, 2008

Are You Afraid To Get Your Book Written?

Are you afraid to get your book written? That’s such a rude question! Yet I find probably one out of every four or five people who contact me about getting a book written are actually so afraid of the project it never happens.
My own experience with fear says that the sooner I face it the […]

By Anne Wayman -- 11 comments

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