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How to Find a Job as Non-Fiction Writer

By Ugur Akinci | January 3, 2021

I’ve been a nonfiction writer for thirty years During those three decades, other writers, those changing careers from a non-writing field to writing, and those brand new to the industry including my writing students, kept asking one question over and over again: “How can I get a writing job?” “How can I get a writing…

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Dangling Participle

Dangling Participle Worksheet: 100 “Puzzles” with Solutions Kindle Edition

By Ugur Akinci | January 1, 2021

What is a Dangling Participle? A dangling participle is a phrase, clause, or word that is not grammatically connected to the rest of the sentence. A dangling participle can be a phrase or clause that begins with words like “after,” “although,” “as,” “because,” “before,” “however,” and many more. What Causes a Dangling Participle? A dangling…

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Make Money Writing Internet Articles From Home

By Ugur Akinci | December 27, 2020

How to Hire Yourself, Beat Fear, and Enjoy Life Have you ever considered the amazing fact that every writer actually hires herself?No matter how her “employment status” looks on paper, even if she appears to be “officially employed” and on a payroll, every writer is still as good as the work she produces. Every writer…

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How to Write News Stories, Headlines, and Image Captions

By Ugur Akinci | December 21, 2020

Over 5,300 words. A great introduction to news writing, plus, a detailed look into the right way to write headlines and image captions. Written by an author who himself worked as a professional journalist in Washington D.C. during the mid-90s. These timeless principles explained here remain the same whether you work for a print publication…

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