Write well. Write often. Edit wisely.
There’s a difference between Amazon’s Look Inside and Search Inside book features—Are you taking advantage of Search Inside to browse through books?
Is it couple or couple of? is one use right and the other wrong? Or are there options? Is couple ever an adjective?
Entertain the reader by telling a good story. Make readers want to read what you write.
Enter this Goodreads giveaway for a chance to win a print copy of The Magic of Fiction. Giveaway begins May 31, 2016, and ends June 9, 2016.
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Use font styles to make formatting for print easier and faster.
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When you’re in a position to tell writers that a story needs more work before it’s published, tell them. Don’t let writers strut proudly around thinking they’ve mastered storytelling techniques, the fiction elements, and grammar if they haven’t. Share your knowledge.
Formatting a manuscript for a print book isn’t hard, but you’ll want to take advantage of the expertise of book designers. Start formatting by deciding on three major issues—trim, font, and margin sizes.
Rather than focus only on plot events as you write scenes, try purposely pairing characters that you normally wouldn’t put together in a scene.
A lesson about time markers in story using Game of Thrones as reference material.
The reader will focus on what stands out. Turn the reader's attention where you want it to go.
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