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In one of my past magazine jobs my office was next to that of the book editor. He would get boxes and boxes of books daily. There was a separate room devoted to storing these books, but that still didn't keep them from piling up in his office. Whenever he returned from vacation he practically had to use a bulldozer to get his door open!

You see the problem, right? How do you get your book noticed, let alone reviewed, when it is just one among stacks of books in an editor's office? Here are a few tips to help you map out a winning strategy.

1. Determine which magazines are the best for reaching your target market.

As you plan to market your book, decide first who your ideal reader is. Is it a 35- year-old urban professional man? Is it a stay-at-home mom who lives in the Midwest? Is it female college graduates who also happen to be sports fanatics? Once you decide who you're targeting, ask yourself: What magazines does my ideal reader read? Those will be the magazines you'll focus on. That way, you won't waste time and money pursuing dozens of magazines which, even if they did review your book, wouldn't give you much in terms of gaining readership. With my novel we focused on magazines with large female audiences. Ideally you should be doing this a few months before your book comes out because the goal here is to either write a story for the magazine or get interviewed in the magazine, and have the article appear before or just as your book is published.

2. Find out what the editors need.

When you have chosen the magazines, buy them and read them. Do they have a certain writing style? What kinds of articles appear in the magazine again and again? If you can, write, email or call the features editor and find out what kinds of stories the magazine is looking for. You'll have more success if you can fill the editorial holes the magazine is already working on.

3. Let an editor know what you have to offer.

Start sending query letters to get article assignments. If you have a particular expertise, you can let an editor know that you're available for interviews if they ever need an expert on a particular subject. Often an editor will assign a story to a writer and give them a few possible interviewees to help them get started. I contacted editors at Essence a full year before my book came out to let them know that I was working as a personal and career coach. Within a few weeks I began getting calls from reporters to interview me for working mom stories for Essence.

4. Mention your book or get it mentioned.

When your article gets published, make sure you get the little italicized blurb at the end that says that you are "a writer whose next book, The Best Book in the World, will be published this month by Big Press, Inc." You get the idea. If you are being interviewed for an article, chances are they won't have room to mention your book but you should still tell the reporter about it anyway. You can even ask them to put it in their notes. As the story gets discussed in meetings, someone might say "Did you know she also wrote a book?" This builds awareness.

5. Check in with your contacts, but don't pester them.

Once your book is sent out for review, you can call or email to make sure that the editor got the book, but leave it at that. You've done all you can. I've never met the book editor at Essence, but when I heard that he was aware of my novel I was totally psyched. I kept my fingers crossed after that. One last note: Some magazines and newspapers don't review self published books. Find out beforehand so you can make your efforts elsewhere if that's necessary.

2005 Sophfronia Scott

Author and Writing Coach Sophfronia Scott is "The Book Sistah". Get her FREE REPORT, "The 5 Big Mistakes Most Writers Make When Trying to Get Published" and her FREE online writing and publishing tips at http://www.TheBookSistah.com

Joan had dated Bill for two years, and they had become very serious. So serious that they began talking about marriage, a family, and their future together. It was a shock when one day out of the blue, Bill announced that he was finished with their relationship and had found someone else he would rather be with. Truly, Joan had not seen this coming, and was heart-broken. She didn't think she would ever date again.

Many people suffer serious hurts in relationships, and for a time they are unable to even consider dating again. If this is you, be assured that it is good to take a short break after being in a serious relationship to allow yourself time to heal. However, eventually you will have to move past your hurt, and begin to date again. Online dating is a great, non-threatening way to begin. Read www.Christian-online-dating-guide.com for lots of tips and helpful hints.

If you meet a wonderful person, you may begin to question whether it is worth the risk to enter into a serious relationship with him/her. Are you ready for another serious relationship? Here are three things to ask yourself:

1. Am I confident in who I am? Don't let another person's shortcomings ruin your self-image. Just because they have moved on, doesn't necessarily mean bad things about you. Be confident in yourself, your goals, your dreams, and your hopes for the future.

2. Are there things I can do to improve my relationships? Yes, be confident in who you are, but also look for ways you can improve your relationships. Analyze your past relationships for mistakes you could have made. Were you too pushy? Were you a bit smothering? If possible, talk to a counselor or trusted friend and get their perspective.

3. Do you feel that this person is worth beginning a relationship with? Is this person someone you could see yourself with long-term? Write down some of the qualities you are looking for in a potential life-partner. Nobody is perfect, but do you see at least some of these qualities in this person?

Remember, relationships may have their ups and downs, but there is nothing better than being with the love of your life. Don't let your fear of another bad relationship hold you back!

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There are many solutions that can lead to hair recovering such as laser phototherapy that one product the Androhair uses. This article explains the theory behind laser phototherapy.

Hair loss for a man can be the cause of low self-esteem and can lead to depression. The process can unfortunately start as early as the late teen years, however the majority of men it happens in their late 20s early 30s. The usual sign is thinning at the crown and temples first followed by wider hair loss of the scalp thus being more visible. There are many reasons why this happens.

Male baldness is often hereditary and passed down through the generations. The hair is usually lost at the temple and crowns because of an excess of a chemical called dihydrotestosterone, or DHT which leads to thinner hair follicles and thus leads to thinner hair.

The other main causes of hair loss can include:-

1.Iron-deficiency (anaemia)

2.Under active thyroid

3.Fungal scalp infection

4.Some medicines

5.Stress

If you believe that you male hair loss maybe caused by this then I would suggest consulting you doctor who may advise treatment to rectify the matter or at least stop more hair loss.

For example if you have anaemia then a doctor may suggest a change in diet and offer medicine to counter the problem of lack of iron in the blood. Please note that anaemia is can lead to loss of memory as well.

Can I stop it?

If however on consulting your doctor you find that it isnt a medical condition that you suffer from then a wig or hair transplant are the most direct forms of treatment

A wig though isnt most mens idea of a solution. There are then certain treatments that can be used and one is laser phototherapy. Laser phototherapy uses a laser diode operating in the red portion of the visible colour spectrum. Laser energy is also collimated which means it is a tight beam of light energy that spreads or diverges only a little at great distances while a light bulb loses its brightness very quickly with distance.

Studies using specific wavelengths of certain lasers show increased activity in cell and bacterial cultures, probably the result of ATP production. In simpler terms the laser phototherapy stimulates the weakened follicles and combined with increased vascularization leads to greater cellular metabolism. In other words it increases the blood flow to the scalp thus leading to healthy hair follicles allowing thicker hair growth.

Laser phototherapy has also shown to take away the harmful DHT chemical that causes the hair loss in the first place. It two part process allows the scalp to naturally recover and promote healthier and thicker growth. Laser photo therapy invigorates the scalp and can provide an answer to the male hair loss question.

The Androhair Review is a website that is dedicated to male hair loss. This website promotes a product the Androhair system that has proven to work in Eastern Europe and is now making headlines in the west.