5 Writing Tips
There are so many ideas available on how to improve your writing. Here are a few that you might not have thought about before.
Your Writing Tone
What is “tone”? In writing, tone refers to a writer’s attitude toward the reader and the topic. The overall tone of a written piece of text affects a reader in the same way as one’s tone of voice affects a listener in everyday conversation.
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Writer’s Block or Risk Aversion?
What’s keeping you from writing? Are you really stuck, or are you worried about some aspect of your work? Here are some thoughts that might move you forward.
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Question Marks, Exclamation Marks, Parentheses
An effective writer should be skilled in all the usual forms of punctuation (commas, periods, etc.). However, sometimes question marks, exclamation points, and parentheses can be challenging. Here are some useful ideas.
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Self-Edit Your Book Before You Submit It to an Editor
Many books get rejected by publisher and/or editors simply because they’re unreadable. Here are some self-edit suggestions for improving your chances of getting your work to the next level.
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Why Do You Want to Write?
Not everyone is born to write. In spite of that, there are tons of books being published these days, and very few are prize winners. The reason may be that there are lots of people who feel that they just HAVE TO write a story or a book, whether it’s fiction or non-fiction.
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Essential Tips for New Authors
Today’s software and platforms have made it easy for almost anyone to write and publish a book. But not everyone is a born writer. Here are some tips that may not make you a professional, but they may keep you from looking like a novice.
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Some Rules and Suggestions about Spelling
Spelling, especially in English, often presents a challenge to writers. However, spelling often has less to do with intelligence than the way we remember things. And people who are called visuals have an easier time of it than others. This post contains some ideas that you might find useful.
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Writing Begets Writing
The desire to write grows with writing. – Erasmus
Things begets things like themselves. Dogs beget dogs. Laziness beget laziness. Worrying begets worrying. Obsessing begets obsessing. And kindness begets kindness. The same is true for writing.
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Nouns and Pronouns
You’d think that nouns and pronouns would be easy, because we use them every day. But proper usage often trips people up.
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