August 2010 News

Cosmopolitan Magazine Subscriptions, The History

Published: August 30, 2010

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Its interesting to look back at the origins of Cosmopolitan Magazine, seeing their first subscription numbers (in the 25,000) range, into what it has become now. Its almost amazing how the content has evolved over the years–from a one-time family magazine back in the late 19th century–to what is now; a demographic exclusive to females. [...]


Are You Talking To Me?

Published: August 29, 2010

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In poetic literature you will often find a poem that seems to be inviting the reader to participate in an adventure or a love story. The use of you is evident in the poetry, but in most cases the reader understands that the poem is written to a third party and the author is simply [...]


Taliban Asserts Control Of North Waziristan; Tourism Dips

Published: August 29, 2010

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The Taliban has reportedly asserted control of North Waziristan, the famously wild mountainous region of Pakistan that borders Afghanistan. As a result, tourism in the area has taken a decided dip. As one American tourist commented, I really like to visit places where television and music are forbidden. Im also a big fan of summary [...]


New X Men Movie Rounds Out Series Well

Published: August 29, 2010

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The new X-Men movie, X-Men: The Last Stand, has caused quite the stir among comic book enthusiasts and the average moviegoer. While many rabid X-Men comic readers found some dislike in the film, someone who is just out looking for a good way to spend two hours can find some serious entertainment value in this [...]


5 Reasons Every Writer Needs a Web Site

Published: August 28, 2010

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If you are serious about your writing, in fact even if you aren’t, you need a web site. Let me repeat that — every writer needs a web site! If you don’t believe me then here are five very good reasons why: 1. Your web site can serve as your showcase and portfolio. It can [...]


How to Create Effective Web Publishing Content

Published: August 27, 2010

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I frequently tell my coaching clients about the importance of regularly updating web site content. Fresh content keeps customers coming back and gets indexed more frequently by search engines. Novelty spurs attention, whether human or technological. A few months ago, I received a question from a student who really wanted to update his web site [...]


From Manuscript To Novel A Short Guide

Published: August 27, 2010

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What do you do now that you have finished that great manuscript? Many believe you can simply start sending it out to agents or publishers sometimes even both. However this is simply not true, just because you have created this riveting tale, you cannot send it out and expect it to be published right then. [...]


Who’s Speaking: Choosing A Narrator’s Voice

Published: August 27, 2010

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Have you given much thought to the voice of your narrator? Perhaps you assumed the narrator in your novel should remain neutral. Many writers believe that the narrator should have little in the way of identity and the use of a narrator is essentially a necessary means of moving the story from one scene to [...]


Sweet Trap

Published: August 27, 2010

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Last week, I came across a voice chat room, which was full of impressive nicknames. From the beginning, I started to notice an Asian female because of her appealing voice and her interesting way of telling love stories. It must be a very cute girl, I thought. She was a talent storyteller. I kept wondering [...]


What Is The So Fascinating About Magazines?

Published: August 26, 2010

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Have you ever stopped to wonder why we are so addicted to magazines? What is so fascinating about it that makes us want to fork out so much more money than we have to for a newspaper, which can be said to serve the same general purpose of providing readers with up to date information? [...]


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