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If you’re a writer, you may have heard it before: Being a writer isn’t all about writing.  In fact, I think I only spend half my work hours writing.  The other half are spent marketing.
There are several ways for a writer to market themselves.  The most obvious one is to respond to freelance and contract [...]

I used to work at an aftermarket auto parts store, so I learned a lot about the kinds of problems car owners came in to get parts for.  What was really disturbing was the number of people who came in complaining that some quick lube place has stripped out their oil drain plug and didn’t [...]