http://mochamind.com/blog Your Creative Path to Success Sat, 04 Sep 2010 19:59:09 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Join Gioya McRae and 18 other authors  for the Jersey City Public Library's 3rd annual book festival, A Tale of Our City. DATE: Saturday, September 18, 2010 TIME: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. LOCATION: Van Vorst Park, in the downtown historic district of Jersey City on Montgomery St. and Jersey Ave., across from ... http://mochamind.com/blog/?p=349 By: Jeff Schuman There are so many internet tools that you can use in promoting your website and your products online. However, if you are looking for something that will effectively help you drive quality traffic to your website and improve your page ranking at the same time without shelling out ... http://mochamind.com/blog/?p=344 Arguments over grammar and style are often as fierce as those over IBM versus Mac, and as fruitless as Coke versus Pepsi and boxers versus briefs. - Jack Lynch http://mochamind.com/blog/?p=338 Theme: "When Writing Made a Difference" We want to know how someone's words made a difference. You could address another author of years long past, whose writing affected you, a classroom or an entire population. You might talk about a mentor's writing. Maybe your writing impacted someone else and altered one ... http://mochamind.com/blog/?p=330 If you want to make money by writing articles, get your hands on editorial calendars. Also known as 'Advertisers Packs' or 'Media Kits', editorial calendars and advertisers’ guidelines often have information on proposed themes for the year and deadlines for submissions. This is a huge opportunity for you to get the ... http://mochamind.com/blog/?p=326 Writing has laws of perspective, of light and shade just as painting does, or music. If you are born knowing them, fine. If not, learn them. Then rearrange the rules to suit yourself. - Truman Capote http://mochamind.com/blog/?p=323 SLF travel grants are awarded to assist writers (speculative fiction, poetry, drama, creative nonfiction) in their research. They are not currently available for academic research. Offers one $800 travel grant annually, to be used to cover airfare, lodging, and/or other travel expenses. If awarded the grant, the recipient agrees to write ... http://mochamind.com/blog/?p=318 [caption id="" align="alignright" width="151" caption="FanStory Logo"][/caption] For over ten years FanStory.com has been providing writers of all skill levels feedback, contests and a place to share their writing with a community of writers. Participate in free writing contests for cash prizes. Choose from over 50 new writing contests each month. In addition, ... http://mochamind.com/blog/?p=311 By now you’ve heard the term “platform” numerous times. What is a writer’s platform and why is it a necessity for successful writers? Your platform is the total of your methods of promoting your book. You better have a good writing platform today, or editors and agents may throw your manuscript ... http://mochamind.com/blog/?p=307 Look at writing from a new angle every day with Life Sentences by Gioya McRae. The exercises, prompts and challenges will keep the ink pumping from your veins to your keyboard. Breathe new life into your literary skills. Stimulate your “write” brain. For more info, please visit http://www.mochamind.com/lifesentences_onesheet4.html ISBN 978-0-9774542-4-2 Available NOW for ... http://mochamind.com/blog/?p=301