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Coffee on the Deck - by Moira Allen
Coffee on the Deck columns may be reprinted according to the terms and conditions set forth HERE.
- May 16, 2013 - A Mother's Gift (The Gift of Reading)
- May 2, 2013 - So Many Books, So Little Time
- April 18, 2013 - Accuracy... It's Not Just for Nonfiction Anymore!
- April 4, 2013 - Does Accuracy Matter?
- March 21, 2013 - Surviving Without a Computer
- March 7, 2013 - Who's In Your Corner? (Tips on Making a Good First Impression)
- February 21, 2013 - The Secret of My Success?
- February 7, 2013 - Promoting Your Book: Are You Doing the Right Job?
- January 24, 2013 - Do You, Author, Take This Novel....?
- January 10, 2013 - New Beginnings, Again
- 2012 - My Christmas List
- 2012 - Thanksgiving with a Twist
- 2012 - Once More, with Slightly Sharper Teeth (Copyright Infringement)
- 2012 - A Question of Give and Take (Copyright Infringement)
- 2012 - One of the 55 Percent (Adults Who Read YA)
- 2012 - What Do You Want on Your Tombstone?
- 2012 - A Pair of Handy Freebies
- 2012 - Some Things Never Change...
- 2012 - Never Too Early to Give Thanks
- 2012 - Is Writing an Art or a Craft?
- 2012 - Whether to Be Rich, Enriched, or Enriching...
- 2012 - A Revolution We Can't Ignore
(More on the E-Book Revolution)
- 2012 - Brave New World... Or Not?
(Two Sides to the E-Book Revolution)
- 2012 - The 20% Solution
(How Much Do You Need to Change an Article to Make it Original?)
- 2012 - Spring Cleaning
- 2012 - Filling in on Fillers
- 2012 - The Dither Factor
- 2012 - Where Did The Year Go? (Tracking Your Writing Time)
- 2011 - Deck the Halls... and Clear the Decks!
- 2011 - The E-Book Revolution: Different Music, Same Song...
- 2011 - Why We Mumble (Plus Tips on Using a Ghostwriter)
- 2011 - The Best-Laid Plans
- 2011 - Grasping at Pennies
- 2011 - Fireworks or a Working Fire? (Or, Bestsellerdom vs. Longsellerdom)
- 2011 - The Secret of Success
- 2011 - Where Were We Then? (Musings on the Royal Wedding)
- 2011 - The Second Time Around: Creativity vs. Drudgery (or, Facing the Second Draft
- 2011 - Is It January Again? Eliminating Timewasters in 2011
- 2010 - Is It Always Better to Give than to Receive?
- 2010 - Giving Thanks - Or, Why Writers Are Still Needed
- 2010 - Ruminations of the Book Dinosaur
- 2010 - To Lit or Not to Lit?
- 2010 - A Letter from Nigeria, by John Conclivè
- 2010 - We Never Think It Will Happen... (Protecting files and photos from disaster)
- 2010 - What Do You Know?
- 2010 - The Disappearing Writer
- 2010 - Seeking the Muse
- 2010 - Bite-Size Resolutions
- 2009 - Permanence vs. Accessibility (or, Books vs. Web)
- 2009 - Grammar Matters!
- 2009 - Remember Summer Vacation?
- 2009 - Feeling Like a Dinosaur
- 2009 - Our Reach and Our Grasp
- 2009 - But First...
- 2009 - Stirring the Nest
- 2009 - Why We Do What We Do
- 2008 - Wish You Merry... (Happy Holidays in Not-So-Happy Times)
- 2006 - Are You Doing What You Love?
- 2006 - Prophets Without Honor
- 2006 - Does Your Work "Deserve" Copyright Protection? Just Ask Google!
- 2006 - Koziol vs. Booksurge -- Cause for Cheering... or Head-scratching?
- 2006 - How Do You Define Success?
- 2006 - Have We Changed How We Use and View the Internet?
Moira Allen is the editor of Writing-World.com, and has written nearly 400 articles, serving as a columnist and regular contributor for such publications as The Writer, Entrepreneur, Writer's Digest, and Byline. An award-winning writer, Allen is the author of eight books, including Starting Your Career as a Freelance Writer, The Writer's Guide to Queries, Pitches and Proposals, and Writing to Win: The Colossal Guide to Writing Contests. In addition to Writing-World.com, Allen hosts Mostly-Victorian.com, a growing archive of articles from Victorian periodicals, and The Pet Loss Support Page, a resource for grieving pet owners. She lives in Maryland with her husband and the obligatory writer's cat. She can be contacted at editors "at" writing-world.com.
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