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Story Spinner: Fiction Ghostwriting
Story Spinner: Build A Lucrative Fiction Ghostwriting Business In 7 Days

Set the foundations of a six-figure writing business in just seven days when you become a fiction ghostwriter .

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Books: Write Fiction

Angela Booth: Short Fiction Secrets: How To Write And Sell Short Stories (Selling Writer Strategies Book 2)
Writing short stories is a fun and easy way to get started writing fiction — you can get paid to write, in your spare time. If you're new to writing fiction, you can learn the elements of writing fiction — short stories are much easier to control than longer fiction.
Angela Booth: Master Fiction Writing: Craft A Novel in 31 Days: Selling Writer Strategies 4
This program began as a 30-day challenge which I organized in 2010. Hundreds of writers joined the challenge; they wrote novels. You can write a novel in 31 days too.
Angela Booth: Step By Step To Fiction Which Sells: Plotting And Scene Magic
What if you could leave boring fiction forever behind you, so that the story in your head becomes the story on the page? You CAN, when you discover the magic of story, plotting, and scenes.

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You CAN succeed at your writing career

My most-asked question, from students and others, is: "Can I make a living from writing?"

My answer is always YES. However it comes with a rider. You can make a fine living IF you can take the reins into your own hands and commit to marketing your work and services consistently.

Marketing is a MUST. No one knows you, or knows what you can do, until you tell them. You need to keep putting the word out. Think about how much advertising and promotion large corporations do. They promote week after week, month after month. They know that not to promote is the kiss of death.

I also explain that YOU CAN'T STOP. You need to keep making contacts, and keep sending your work out into the market. If you're just starting out, it will take around three months for you to get steady, ongoing work.

Posted by Angela Booth on April 01, 2005 in Motivation | Permalink