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The principles and teachings that are written in this amazing publication can be used for your not-for-profit organization, Church, business, etc.

Yes, it’s possible to build a business around your expertise, ideas, message, and personality. But first you need to realize - you are the brand. It’s no secret that more people than ever before are building thriving businesses around their personal brands. But why do some create six- or even seven-figure businesses while so many others strive to make a consistent income? In You Are the Brand, Mike Kim shares his proven eight-step blueprint that has helped build the brands for some of today’s most influential thought leaders - as well as his own personal brand.

Jeremy Bowen, the BBC’s Middle East Editor, has been covering the region since 1989 and is uniquely placed to explain its complex past and its troubled present. In this new book, in part based on his acclaimed podcast, Bowen takes us on a journey across the Middle East and through its history. He meets ordinary men and women on the front line, their leaders, whether brutal or benign, and he explores the power games that have so often wreaked devastation on civilian populations as those leaders, whatever their motives, jostle for political, religious and economic control.

A winning retirement plan. What if writing is the way to secure financial fitness and fulfilment in retirement? Writing books and generating multiple streams of income for retirement is largely overlooked by traditional experts who advise on financial planning for retirement. However, Jamaican author-preneur C. Ruth Taylor, who makes a full-time living from leveraging her books, offers this as a viable option for early retirees or those planning for retirement.

Business runs on emails, yet we rarely give them enough thought. Too often, our messages are misunderstood, misfiled, or ignored. In a world filled with remote collaboration and virtual teams, people who master email writing rise above the noise. You can be one of those people. Learn how to make your emails work for you rather than against you with this short, practical guide. Whether you’re just starting in your career or are adjusting to a newly remote and virtual workplace, you’ll find valuable advice and tips you can put into practice right away.

Flash fiction is changing the way we tell stories. Carving away the excess, eliminating all but the most essential, flash fiction is putting the story through a literary dehydrator, leaving the meat without the fat. And it only looks easy. Enter Going Short: An Invitation to Flash Fiction. In this, her treatise on the form, veteran writer Nancy Stohlman takes us on a flash fiction journey: from creating, sculpting, revising, and collecting stories to best practices for writers in any genre.

Are you sick of starting the process of writing a novel, but feeling you never get anywhere with it? According to the New York Times, 81 percent of Americans feel they have a book in them. The percentage who actually take action and then finish their book, though, is extremely low. Don’t be one of those people. In The Ultimate Guide to Novel Writing for Beginners (partnered with the workbook we’ve also created), you will discover the secrets to writing an exciting book, one that you can be proud of, and more importantly, your readers want!

Esta guía te permitirá entender de una manera clara y directa cómo funciona Wikipedia, y te dará los consejos necesarios para no meter la pata antes de ponerte a editar. Está orientada a todos los que quieren editar en Wikipedia y tener éxito, incluso si tu artículo es la biografía de una persona viva con cierta relevancia. Es un manual que te va a descubrir todas las reglas implícitas que solo se descubren cuando ya llevas tiempo editando. Una especie de caja de los tesoros o cajón lleno de secretos sobre el funcionamiento de la Wikipedia, sobre su uso práctico.

There are only, in my humble opinion, two kinds of readers: readers who love your books and readers who don’t know they love your books yet. But how do you reach those readers in the second category, no matter what kind of writer you are? The answer to that question is...universal fantasy. Universal fantasy is why my sales tripled when I “accidentally” wrote three books that landed in the Amazon Top 100. Universal fantasy is why some authors get gobs of gushing reviews and some authors who write “way better” get crickets.

A book for any Canadian who has wanted to self-publish. Get an overview of publishing a book, and answers to some Canadian-specific questions. What is withholding? How do I stop it? What's an ISBN and will I need to mortgage my house to buy one? Should I use Canadian spellings in my book? What publishing platforms are out there? If you’re a Canadian who has always wanted to write and self-publish, this book will give you a great overview of the industry, answer some of the most common questions people have, and get your career off on the right foot.

Deja de sufrir por las presentaciones. Esta guía te proporcionará la seguridad y las herramientas necesarias para poder persuadir a tu público, vender tus ideas y sorprender a los demás. Entre otros aspectos, esta guía te ayudará a mejorar tu capacidad para enseñar a la gente la importancia de tus ideas, ganarte a públicos difíciles, estructurar un discurso coherente, crear mensajes brillantes, elaborar un buen material visual, mantener la atención de tu público y encontrar el tono adecuado a cada situación.

In a time dominated by technology, much of the communication between sectors and employees of a company takes place online. Exchanging emails and messages requires eloquence, not only in speech. Mastering writing is very important for everyone who wants to stay relevant. But for you, who will produce this content, perhaps the question remains: how to write well and with the goal of making sure the message is conveyed in the best possible way? This will teach you how to write perfect content, from introduction to completion.

Edith Wharton (1862-1937) was brilliant, well-educated, well-read, well-traveled, privileged, and prolific. Wharton was, one might say, an influencer of her time. Her body of work encompasses 15 novels, seven novellas, 80-plus short stories, poems, plays, and nonfiction writings spanning travel, design, criticism, war articles, and a memoir. In 1921, she was the first woman awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Literature for her most famous novel, The Age of Innocence.

When Gerald Eskenazi started reporting, sports journalism had a different look than it does today. Eskenazi gives a behind-the-scenes look into the journalistic techniques that go into crafting a story, as well as the pitfalls reporters fall into. There are cautionary tales of journalistic excess, as well as moments of triumph such as the time Eskenazi got Joe Namath to open up to him by admitting he was a sportswriter who knew nothing about football. Along the way, Eskenazi discusses interviewing other reluctant subjects and writing under the intense pressure of a deadline.

Eric Edson has developed a new tool for bringing depth and passion to any screenplay or novel - the 23 Actions All Great Heroes Must Take. It's an easy-to-understand paradigm that provides writers and filmmakers the interconnecting, powerful storytelling elements they need. With true insight, this accomplished screenwriter and university professor pinpoints the story structure reasons most new spec scripts don't sell.

El esperado libro de Liliana Heker sobre su experiencia en talleres de escritura, una práctica que realiza desde hace más de cuarenta años y por donde han pasado muchos de los escritores más reconocidos de la actualidad argentina.

Cuando el tiempo apremia, puedes pensar que escribir bien es un lujo. Pero ésta es una habilidad que debes desarrollar para tener éxito. Si tus correos electrónicos, propuestas y otros importantes documentos empresariales no logran persuadir a la gente, perderás tiempo, dinero e influencia. Esta guía te proporcionará las herramientas necesarias para expresar tus ideas de forma clara y convincente, de manera que tus clientes, socios y todas las partes interesadas las apoyen.

Deja de sufrir por las presentaciones. Esta guía te proporcionará la seguridad y las herramientas necesarias para poder persuadir a tu público, vender tus ideas y sorprender a los demás. Entre otros aspectos, esta guía te ayudará a mejorar tu capacidad para enseñar a la gente la importancia de tus ideas, ganarte a públicos difíciles, estructurar un discurso coherente, crear mensajes brillantes, elaborar un buen material visual, mantener la atención de tu público y encontrar el tono adecuado a cada situación.

Conflict is essential to story - regardless of genre. The friction between what a character wants and the lengths they will go to reach that goal is what pulls readers through your book. Great conflict is what leaves readers cheering (or crying) at the end of a story. Using humour and her deep knowledge of human behaviour, counsellor and award-winning author Eileen Cook will guide you through the causes of conflict, the differences between internal and external conflict, and show you how conflict resolution techniques can be turned upside down to ramp up the tension in your book.

You have a story you want to tell, and you have organized the time to do it. As you begin, your pen or fingers on the keyboard falter, like a little cough to clear your voice, and then there’s that nagging doubt that plagues you: Who am I to tell this story? What have I got to say? In Finding Your Writer’s Voice, Dr. Amanda Apthorpe guides you to your authentic, dynamic voice, using the successful techniques she has shared with hundreds of her writing students. This easy-to-follow guide, with plenty of interactive exercises, is the second step in your writing journey!