An excellent way to promote your book, especially if you write nonfiction, is with a speaking career.As you’ve authored a book, you’re an expert on the topic you’ve written about. People will …
Constructive tip: Build up vs. build-up vs. buildup
You can bolster your reputation by using these three words correctly in your next writing.Buildup (no hyphens, please) is a noun or an adjective: A buildup in troops along the border coul…
Though the table of contents is one of the first pages readers will see, it’s one of the last you’ll actually complete. Because it must perfectly match the names of your various sections and c…
Of course, sometimes exposition is necessary for expediency’s sake. But it should appear sparingly. A quick sentence noting some historical event or a common trait of an alien species is fine.…
An excellent way to promote your book, especially if you write nonfiction, is with a speaking career.As you’ve authored a book, you’re an expert on the topic you’ve written about. People will …
You’ve finished your novel or short story but are beginning to think that maybe someone else should look it over before you send it off. You do an Internet search and find Web sites for manusc…
• Avoid writing schizophrenic story • List rules to maintain internal consistency • Consider employing a deceiver in your plot • Use subplot to give story more de…
• Avoid writing schizophrenic story • List rules to maintain internal consistency • Consider employing a deceiver in your plot • Use subplot to give story more de…
If you’re a little anxious about speaking in front of a crowd for a book presentation, that’s understandable; public speaking is one of the biggest fears people have. But with a little prepara…
If you’re a little anxious about speaking in front of a crowd for a book presentation, that’s understandable; public speaking is one of the biggest fears people have. But with a little prepara…
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