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In Praise of Personal Pronouns
Author: Robert F. Abbott
Rudolph Flesch, a pioneering advocate of readability, put great stock in the liveliness of the written word...
6 Tricks To Squeeze Your Letters Onto One Page
Author: Shaun Fawcett
Anyone who has read any of my articles on the subject ofletter writing or resume writing will know how important I believe it is to minimize the number of pages, preferably limiting them to one page whenever possible...
Arouse Your Short Story And See It Published
Author: Writers Relief, Inc
Are you ready to abandon your short stories? Before you toss your newest story in the trash, revisit it using many of the same guidelines editors keep in mind when they review your work. If you follow these guidelines, you will be many steps closer to placing your short story in a well-known literary journal...
Platform Development Tip #1: Switch Writing Hats!
Author: Jill Nagle
Around eighty percent of nonfiction books today are written by "experts," that is people who have a) earned credentials in the field they're writing about, b) germinated information via articles, live presentations or other media, or c) had extraordinary, unique or memorably told life experiences relevant to their topic...
Do You Know How To Write English For Global Audiences?
Author: Thei Zervaki
When you write for international audiences, mainly directly in English, you will need to develop an audience profile. In particular, you will have to show consistency and clarity in style/expression and you will have to be culturally sensitive...
Proofreading for Profits
Author: Roger C. Parker
How to avoid mistakes that undermine your credibility. You're probably already familiar with the spell checker built into your software. Some work automatically as you type, others only run when you activate them...
English Grammar - Seven Outdated Rules You Can Ignore
Author: Kivi Leroux Miller
No matter what your fifth-grade English teacher says, some grammar "rules" no longer apply. The style mavens of our day all agree that the ability to communicate clearly and concisely takes precedence over archaic grammar rules...
10 Tips on How to Cultivate Relationships with Editors
Author: Elizabeth Kirwin
If you are an aspiring writer, or you simply want to augment your professional qualifications by publishing material related to your field of expertise, listen up. Here are a few tips that will help ingratiate you in the hearts and minds of editors...
8 Ways to Improve Your Writing Immediately
Author: Rix Quinn
Is it possible to improve your writing instantly? The answer, happily, is "yes." While researching a book on famous speeches and essays, I found eight easily correctable mistakes writers often make. Here they are?and how to correct them instantly...
Effective Editing: It Spells the Difference!
Author: Lizzie R. Santos
If you think proofreading equals editing, then you're wrong! Editing is a lot more than just scrutinizing your manuscript for misspelled words or missing punctuation marks...
The Run-on Sentence: From Here To Eternity
Author: Jean Fritz
If you find your sentences filled with commas, and they wend from one topic to another, then you, like many people, may be guilty of writing run-on sentences...
To Outline Or Not To Outline
Author: Mallory York
Outlines have proven quite effective for a lot of writers, and many of the famous stories we know and love--such as Star Wars--were outlined before they were fleshed out into a living, breathing story. (Well, metaphorically living and breathing, anyway.)...
Common Writing Mistakes
Author: Steven Van Yoder
Most books aren't rejected because the stories are"bad." They're rejected because they're not "ready toread." In short, minor stuff like typos, grammar,spelling, etc...
The Hard Facts About Editing
Author: Jennifer Minar
Whether you're interviewing for a new job, trying to woo a love interest on a first date, selling your work on the Internet, or submitting a query to an editor, you can never make a second first impression. It's true. It's just one of life's hard facts...
Need a Book Coach, Ghost Writer, or Editor? Part 2
Author: Judy Cullins
If you either want to write a book to help others create a better life and boost business or you already have your book nearly finished, you may need book coaching to answer all of your questions "What step to take next?"...
Need a Book Coach, Ghost Writer, or Editor? Part 1
Author: Judy Cullins
If you either want to write a book to help others create a better life and boost business or you already have your book nearly finished, you may need book coaching to answer all of your questions "What step to take next?" ...
The Work Flow Cycle of the Editorial Industry
Author: Yuwanda Black
As an editorial professional, I'm sure you're aware of the market slump right now. What you may not be aware of is that this is due to more than just the economy...
Dialogue Tags - A Study in Common Errors
Author: Jennifer Turner
Verb and Subject. Incorrect: "I bet you two had a fine time," said Ben...
Editing Secrets
Author: Laura Backes
Once you've plotted out your book, developed the characters and written the last word of text, the real work begins. As busy editors are bombarded with hundreds or even thousands of submissions a year, it's more important than ever that authors apply their own editing skills to their manuscripts before putting them in the mail...
Pairs/Groups Of Words Often Confused - Part 6 of 6
Author: Laraine Anne Barker
SALE, SAIL Sale is either offering something for purchase ("for sale")or offering it at a special price ("on sale"); sail is partof a ship or boat... |
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