Writing Books That Sell
Okay, so you’ve written a book (or are just getting started). You need to be asking yourself some serious questions about what would make your book sell. Here are some examples. Share This:
Rebracketing
In the study of language change over time, rebracketing, also known as “juncture loss” and “re-segmentation”, is a process whereby a word is broken down into constituent parts and then reorganized. For example, the word hamburger might be divided as ham-burger, which could mean a burger made with ham. However, that would be wrong, because
What Is Writing Tone?
Tone is the way you speak or write. It’s your attitude toward your reader, the person receiving your message. The tone of your writing affects your reader just as your tone-of-voice affects a listener in everyday conversations. Share This:
What You Need to Do to Be a Successful Writer
Good effective writing isn’t easy. If you want to improve your writing, here are some things you should do. Share This:
The Exclamation Mark Debate
An exclamation is a sudden and/or passionate expression of surprise, strong emotion, frustration, complaint, or protest. The way these feelings are expressed in writing is to use one or more exclamation marks. But is using more than one mark considered overkill? Read on. Share This:
Writing to the Point
When authors ramble, they tend to lose readers in the words. So, unless your intent is to write as many words as possible, your message should be written as clearly and concisely as possible. Share This:
Pronoun Trouble: “They” or “He or She”
What happens when you’re writing a sentence and the gender of the person being spoken about isn’t known? Example: Has anyone brought some quarters with them? Anyone is clearly a singular pronoun of unknown gender, but the object of the preposition with is them, which is plural. This has traditionally been considered a grammatical error.
How to Improve Your Writing Skills
Becoming a better writer takes practice. Improving your skills requires you to be aware of what you can do to give your text more structure, make it crisp and readable, and flow with a friendly style. Following are some ideas you can use to improve the quality of your writing. Share This:
Get Your Book Reviewed
If you’re serious about self-publishing, you might want to think about getting your book reviewed. Share This:
Your Own Publishing Company?
When writers decide to self-publish, they put a lot of themselves into the writing. As a start, they need to know how to write a book. However, they also need to have expertise and experience in 1) editing, proofreading, and maybe indexing; 2) book design and cover design; 3) marketing and selling, pricing, discounting; and