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Dealing with Google’s Duplicate Content Penalties without Doubling your Workload

Posted by on November 26, 2011 at 12:15 am

For months now I’ve been struggling with the term “duplicate content.” I like to repurpose, or recycle, my content—and like most writers and bloggers, I produce a lot of content. I take my blog posts, for instance, and turn them into ezine articles or press releases. Or I create guest blog posts out of them. [...]

Why Halloween is Important to Nonfiction Writers

Posted by on October 31, 2011 at 3:33 am

Today is October 31st. Yes, it’s Halloween, but that’s not all. To me, and to thousands of nonfiction writers, the last day of October has importance because it means we have just one day left to prepare for the start of the fifth annual Write Nonfiction in November (WNFIN) challenge. Now “preparing for WNFIN” means [...]

Are You Keeping Up the Writing Pace?

Posted by on February 24, 2011 at 6:19 pm

Three months have almost passed since WNFIN ended. Are you keeping up the pace? Sometimes it can be hard. I suggest you either develop a set time when you write or you blog a book. Find an accountability partner–a critique group or actual readers–so you keep writing. If you need inspiration, find a blog to [...]