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Writers Cafe - Do You Need A Second Brain? Win A Free Macbook Air

Writers Cafe - Do You Need A Second Brain? Win A Free Macbook Air

I think a second brain would be very handy so I was intrigued to discover that you can actually have one now - at least an internet second brain.
What Is Second Brain?
Second Brain is a new free social content aggregator.
I’m fascinated by social media and information. I’m an ideas and information collector.
The trouble is there’s […]

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7 Reasons Odd Numbers Can Power Up Your Headlines

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Have you noticed that apart from the standard 10 Secrets Of… style of number headlines, most are written with odd numbers?
I went off on a quest to find out why this is.
1. Brandon Cornett says
With everything else being equal, odd numbers have been shown to outperform even numbers. Odd numbers appear more […]

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Writers Cafe - What Have You Been Up To? Share Your Marvellous Mini Milestones

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Welcome to the Weekend Writers Cafe… a place for writers and bloggers to hang out and network.
We’ve had some great ideas and feedback for our proposed Skype call. Head on over to the posts listed below to add any more ideas or preferences. We’ll aim to finalize something for mid to late May.

Friendly Accountability - […]

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The Excitement Of SOBCon 08 Extends Even To Those Not Going

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I’m excited about the SOBCon 08 conference and I’m not even going.
Liz Strauss of Successful Blog is known as “the relationship blogger” and she certainly knows how to throw a party. Liz is organizing SOBCon 08. She has a few pals helping of course. It’s that sort of conference. It’s about relationships that have […]

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Writing With A Crayola - Color In Your Writing

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You may not write with crayons, but do you put color into your writing? And what does the history of Crayola have to do with it?
Crayola now has 120 colors to choose from. It got me to thinking about how we add color to our writing. I’m going to explore that topic in the […]

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Writers Cafe - The Great Grow Your Writing Business Meetup

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We had some great discussion at last week’s Weekend Writers Cafe exploring the how’s, why’s and wherefore’s of all of us catching up with each other by Skype or Chat.
Check last week’s comment thread for full details.
Logistics issues discussed included

time zones
juggling personal commitments with kids etc.
personal preferences for communication methods
practicalities

There were some great tips […]

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Book Habit - A New Self Publishing Site & $5000 Prize Money

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First of all, a recap on last weekend’s Writers Cafe…
Would you like to catch up with other Grow Your Writing Business Community writers by phone or IM chat? Add your comment to our recent Weekend Writers Cafe post.
Book Habit - A New Self Publishing Player
Given the controversy with Amazon’s apparent moves to dominate the […]

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Writers Cafe - Friendly Accountability - Want To Talk To Other Writers By Phone?

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I’ve discovered lately the best productivity tool for me is accountability and feeling connected to other writers. The two go hand in hand.
We’ve all suffered from the big internet overwhelm of shoulds. There’s the feeling that “I’ll be the perfect writer or blogger if I just do this and that or maybe if I […]

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Is The British Prime Minister Following Me On Twitter? And Takeaway Lessons For Writers

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Yes, I’ve hit the big time! 10 Downing St is following me on Twitter. It’s actually 100% true. But I’m not quite as well connected as it may sound.
I followed 10 Downing St on Twitter, and being polite (media savvy) Brits, they are now following me too. I check into Twitter daily and saw a […]

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