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Book writing is not a get-rich-quick scheme. Anyone who decides to write a book must expect to invest a lot of time and effort without any guarantee of success. Books do not write themselves and they do not sell themselves. Authors write and promote their books.

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Many first-time authors are not concerned about the advance or royalties, they want the notoriety. They get smarter on their second book and look for the money.

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If skydiving were safe, the parachute center would not require you to sign a waiver.

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If the big publishers are doing so well, why do they require writers to send return postage with their manuscripts?

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Write on a subject you love. Your profit center should also be your passion center.

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By their victory, the 3rd, 4th and 5th Marine Divisions and other units of the Fifth Amphibious Corps have made an accounting to their country which only history will be able to value fully. Among the Americans serving on Iwo island, uncommon valor was a common virtue.
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Dan Poynter

Dan Poynter
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Born: September 17, 1938
Died: November 3, 2015 (aged 77)
Bio: Dan Poynter was an American author, consultant, publisher, professional speaker and parachute designer.
Known for:
  1. Parachuting: The Skydiver's Handbook (1978)
  2. U-Publish.com (2007)

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