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Finding Your Voice: How to Put Personality in Your Writing
Les Edgerton Manufacturer: Writer's Digest Books ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback Similar Items:
ASIN: 1582971730 |
Book Description
The writers who succeed are those who develop a unique and distinctive voice, one that sets them apart from the crowd. Inside, Les Edgerton shows writers how to find that elusive "voice" without years of struggle.By finding their voices, writers dramatically improve their chances of getting noticed by editors and agents and, therefore, of getting published. The book's lively text (full of "voice," as one might expect) is loaded with practical, accessible advice that any beginning writer can understand. The book's unique approach to the subject will also appeal to more seasoned writers who have yet to achieve the level of success they desire.
Les Edgerton is the author of five books, including the thriller Over Easy. His short stories have appeared in many literary and mystery magazines, as well as Best American Mystery Stories, 2001. His nonfiction articles have appeared in magazines such as Brides and Business Digest. He teaches at St. Francis University and conducts online courses through Vermont College, the University of Hawaii at Manoa, and PaintedRock.com. He lives in Ft. Wayne, Indiana.
Customer Reviews:
Great reference for writers.......2007-07-21
Feels like opening the windows of a dusty house! .......2007-07-18
Enlightening, but suspicions confirmed........2006-11-01
Common Sense.......2006-09-27
A bold departure.......2005-04-13
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Put Your Heart on Paper: Staying Connected In A Loose-Ends World
Henriette Anne Klauser Manufacturer: Bantam ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback Similar Items:
ASIN: 055337446X Release Date: 1995-08-01 |
Book Description
Put Your Heart On Paper is filled with the inspiring true stories of what happens when people write from their hearts: the shared insights, the new beginnings, the dreams that miraculously come true. In 50 provocative short chapters, acclaimed author Henriette Klauser shows the power of the written word in everyday life -- bringing together parents and children, strengthening personal bonds, mending hurt feelings, solving problems, sharing joys, preserving family history -- and offers tools and tips to get you started right away. Putting your heart on paper does not require special talent, a lot of time or training. All you need is a willingness to be yourself and to be open with others. Nauser's energizing examples show how to get going and keep going past the fear and doubt -- and offer dozens of ideas to try. From a note tucked in a lunchbox to an interactive journal, from love letters to apologies to a three-minute poem, Put Your Heart On Paper shows us how to find a direct line from our deepest thoughts to another's heart.Customer Reviews:
Mailbox Aunt!.......2007-04-11
Staying warm in the heart and true to it too.......2007-03-18
My copy is weathered, written in.... obviously much loved!.......2003-06-08
Klauser is an extremely engaging writer. I found myself smiling in
response to what I thought were personal inside jokes like a lyric
from "Sound of Silence" being weaved into a paragraph about the
impact of the vocalization of a baby upon a group of tired, unengaged
adults.
This is a book I find myself continuing to return to over time. I don't
think I ever read through it front to back. Instead, I go to the Table
of Contents to find what calls to my spirit and then I usually find
myself reading a couple chapters before and after that chapter.
I can't imagine any reader coming away with less than 49 ideas to
try out and implement, much beyond what Klauser calls "Now You"
when she specifically asks you to apply what is in the chapter.
Read this book, treasure this book. You will soon notice it is becoming
weathered which is an honor bestowed upon books which are truly loved.
This is a book for everyone!!.......2001-02-07
Writing To Heal.......2000-10-29
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Put that in Writing
Jonathan Price Manufacturer: Viking Adult ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover ASIN: 0670791490 |
Book Description
"Put Option Writing Demystified" is the only book devoted exclusively to the subject of generating double-digit income returns from a little-known, often misunderstood and conservative investment opportunity known as "put option writing." In fact, it can be more conservative than simply owning stocks alone. And the good news is that this strategy works best during slow growth, flat or even slightly declining markets.This book fully stands on its own merits, but it can also be viewed as a companion text to "Covered Call Writing Demystified" (see the book description on Amazon.com for more information). Hence the similarity in name. These are the reasons:
* Put option writing and covered call writing have essentially the same reward and risk characteristics When used as outlined in the book, they are very conservative (unlike other uses of options)
* Investors using covered call writing will find opportunities to use put option writing to achieve similar double-digit investment results, but also to have the opportunity to purchase stocks or Exchange Traded Funds at a discount from their present value.
* The put option writing and covered call writing strategies can both be used within the same portfolio to achieve similar results by differing means, depending on the investor's objectives regarding the individual stock or ETF in question.
What is put option writing?
Have you been tempted at times to buy a particular stock, but decided not to take the plunge because you thought it might be overpriced or, just on a hunch, you thought you might be able to pick up the shares at a lower price? Not only might it be possible for you to buy that stock for less, but what if someone were willing to pay you cash today at a double-digit return rate and also give you the opportunity to buy it at a lower price later? Does that sound too good to be true? It's not. It's called "put option writing," and it's available to you on literally thousands of stocks and Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs). Put option writing can be compared with placing a limit order to buy the stock or ETF of your choice at a lower price that you set and then being paid for it. And, you get paid whether the stock falls to your price or not!
"Put Option Writing Demystified" is totally focused on providing (1) the education you need to fully understand the concepts behind put option writing and (2) a unique easy-to-follow program so that you can implement the strategy yourself without the help of a full-service broker or investment manager.
The book delves deeply into the subject of how to obtain double-digit returns from both out-of-the-money puts and in-the-money puts, with out-of-the money puts being the principal recommended strategy both for realizing the opportunity to achieve consistent double-digit investment returns while you wait to acquire stocks or ETFs of your choice at a discount to their present market value. It also provides short-term technical analysis tools to assist in guiding market forecasts and making even more profitable put writing decisions.
On May 3, 2003 after the annual meeting of his company, Warren Buffett (Chairman of Berkshire Hathaway) said to Maria Bartiromo of CNBC: "If you own equities, over the next twenty or thirty years you'll get a reasonable return maybe its 6%, maybe its 7%. People who expect 15% a year are doomed to disappointment."
If you believe that "The Oracle of Omaha" is right about a slow-growth market for decades to come, then everything that you need as an investor is here for you in this book to develop and implement a put option writing program that will help you achieve double-digit returns.
In addition to presenting everything you need to know about put option writing and how to implement your own personal put writing program the book provides:
* Use of a uniquely designed Microsoft® Excel spreadsheet for put writing to assist in reviewing writing selection alternatives so that the best decisions for you are reached to achieve your investment return goal.
* Details about brokerage accounts, with special emphasis on the use of online discount brokerages for quick, very low cost execution of trades. Web sites for brokerages, charting sources and other technical information are provided.
* Tax information you need for understanding and administering the income tax aspects of put option writing. This includes the opportunity for deferring taxation of income until a later tax year while enjoying the use of the income now.
How will the baby boomers be able to generate sufficient income on their investments to enjoy a secure retirement? And how will they and others younger than them be able to create a sufficient asset base to provide for their financial security with the dire predictions for the long-term future that we cannot expect markets to perform anywhere near as well as they have in the past?
With interest rates so low and a scarcity of acceptable investment alternatives available to investors, put option writing, as well as covered call writing, may offer two of the best possible opportunities to achieve consistent double-digit investment returns in the slow-growth market we seem sure to encounter ahead.
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Misled.......2005-07-31
Good Information /Book itself is poor quality.......2005-07-29
Great Book.......2004-03-03
Just bought two books from Amazon, Put option writing and covered call writing. Thanks, your books are very useful, I will recommend to some of my friends about these wonderful books
Thanks again,
Readers
Kenny
A TRULY AMAZING INVESTMENT IDEA!.......2003-09-19
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Writing Uncovered Put and Call Combinations
Paul D. Kadavy Manufacturer: Arrow Publications - Arizona ProductGroup: Book Binding: Plastic Comb Similar Items:
ASIN: 0971551464 |
Book Description
This book provides a complete education and implementation program for investors who seek a realistic opportunity to achieve double- and even triple-digit annualized investment returns utilizing a strategy of writing uncovered puts and calls on individual stocks and Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) without owning them and needing only one margin requirement for both the puts and the calls. It is designed for investors who have experience with covered call writing on individual stocks or ETFs, and preferably also with put option writing, and who are prepared to take greater risk to obtain greater returns.For the option investor, the simultaneous writing of a put and a call option on the same security can provide a two-fold steady stream of cash income utilizing the same margin requirement if structured properly. It can also provide a chance to purchase desired shares of stock at a lower than current market price, if that is the investor's objective. This book will give you the theoretical and practical tools necessary to develop and implement an investment discipline that will provide the opportunity to achieve significant investment returns through writing uncovered put and call combinations on individual stocks and ETFs. Software templates using Excel are also provided for selecting option alternatives and calculating returns on investment.
For investors who have time to watch the market, who have the comfort that comes from knowledge and experience with other option writing strategies, and fully understand and are prepared to take additional investment risk, writing uncovered put and call option combinations offers the opportunity for very high returns at a time when the overall long-term outlook for investment returns, both equity and fixed income, seems to be below their historical averages.
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Interesting read!.......2007-05-27
All Options.......2006-03-11
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Put Your Best Foot Forward: Mexico Canada : A Fearless Guide to Communication and Behavior : Nafta (Put Your Best Foot Forward, Book 3)
Mary Murray Bosrock Manufacturer: International Education Systems ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback Similar Items:
ASIN: 0963753053 |
Book Description
A guide to communicating with Mexicans and Canadians in business and social situations. Focus on a NAFTA theme. Designed to be simple to read and use, with easily accessible sections organized by country and behavior. Topics covered include Meeting and Greeting, Names and Titles, Corporate Culture, and Especially for Women.Put Your Best Foot Forward-Mexico/Canada is equally helpful for leisure travelers, students, teachers, people in the travel and hospitality industry, and hosts who entertain international guests.
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Heaven Taken by Storm: Showing the Holy Violence a Christian Is to Put Forth in the Pursuit After Glory (Puritan Writings)
Thomas Watson Manufacturer: Soli Deo Gloria Ministries ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover Similar Items:
ASIN: 1877611506 |
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Awesome.......2004-12-31
Thought provoking, challenging and encouraging in one........1999-10-12
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Put It In Writing
Albert M. Joseph Manufacturer: McGraw-Hill ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback Similar Items:
ASIN: 0070393087 |
Book Description
Based on the most widely used writing course in the English-speaking world, Put It in Writing has sold over 1.5 million copies. Now, in this updated, user-friendly format that's ideal for self-study, it provides professionals at all levels with the tools to write more clearly, accurately and quickly.
Featuring interactive exercises that strengthen skills, this proven guide offers tips on how to:
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Fine Book on Expository Writing.......2000-11-06
Some key principles:
1. Don't write to impress; write to express. If we write to express, and if we do this well, we will impress our readers with the clean language we use, that is, the clean way we express ourselves.
2. "Prefer Clear, Familiar Words." This advice echoes the Fowler brothers' Rule 1 in 1908, "Prefer the familiar word to the far-fetched." Far-fetched words in these times are often officialese.
3. "Keep Most Sentences Short and Simple." Albert Joseph advises us to keep one major idea in a sentence (Bernstein gave the same advice in the 1950s). This is better than advising us to average 15-20 words per sentence.
4. Use first-choice words and repeat them or use pronouns. This is contrary to what most English teachers advise us. They normally say never to use the same word soon after its previous use. Albert is right; English teachers are wrong. (The first to come up with the writing principle, as far as I know, is Fowler. In 1926 he called this principle "Eloquent Variation.")
I suggest another audience for this book besides college graduates: Writing Instructors. This book will keep them focused (perhaps give them a focus) on what's important in expository writing.
The only bad criticism I have of the book is its failure to give credit to people like Bernstein and Fowler.
Frank E. Keyes, Jr. Senior Editor TRW, Arizona
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Wow! Resumes for Administrative Careers: How to Put Together A Winning Resume
Rachel Lefkowitz Manufacturer: McGraw-Hill ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback Similar Items:
ASIN: 0070371024 |
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The first and only resume-writing handbook designed expressly for secretaries and other office workers, this savvy guide shows you how to use leading-edge strategies to sell yuor special skills, talents, and achievements in a polished, powerful resume that will dazzle employers. Best of all, you'll learn how to beat the competition with a trageted resume that zeroes in on a prospective employer's exact needs. Loaded with precise details, samples, and examples, it reveals how to hook an employer's interest in the first few lines; enhance all job descriptions with powerful, professional wording, transform even menial job tasks into impressive information; discover and showcase skills and achievements you never even knew you had; customize your resume to specific job positions, write a dynamite cover letter; and much more.Customer Reviews:
Great Tips - if you can translate examples with today's equivalent.......2007-07-09
The Best!.......2007-07-07
This book is an excellent tool to use to advance your career.......2001-07-09
Outstanding Resource.......2000-03-16
the best resume book ever!.......1999-05-14
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Put It in Writing
John Whale Manufacturer: Everyman Ltd ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: 0460024353 |
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