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How writers get free stuff!

One of the reasons I so love being a writer is because I get given lots of free stuff!

When I was writing freelance for a number of international and national newspapers I used to get invited to press events and launch parties and manage to wangle myself press passes to all the cool conferences I [...]

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Ten reasons why new writers need to write book reviews

When you are starting out as a new writer it can be hard to get going without a clippings portfolio and it can be hard to build that portfolio if editors only want to publish writers who have already been published.

If you are a new writer and want to build your portfolio then I recommend [...]

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The brilliance of book reviews

A book review is worth gold, wherever it appears, even if it only gets in front of a handful of people. Because the moment someone places a review, even if only one other person reads it and is tempted to buy the book, that makes one more sale and compensates for the cost of that one you ‘gave away’. [...]

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How to judge, and sell, a book by its cover

ten tips to help you ensure your book is judged and sold by its [...]

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Rising Star has business tips

Networking being as it is I have linked with Renée Barber of Rising Star Designs, who is based in Australia and helps client with design, websites and all sorts of marketing materials. She loved Career in Your Suitcase so much that she wrote the longest review ever, which I recommend you read if you dond’t [...]

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