Looking for some great book lover gifts? It doesn’t take much internet searching to find a wide variety of gift ideas, but we’ve curated this list of our favorites to help you narrow the search a bit. I say “a bit,” because this list is 51 items long. We tried to keep it shorter, but […]
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You have a great idea for a nonfiction book, but you don’t know how to get started — and you’re not sure it would even sell. How do you first verify that there’s a paying market for your book idea and then create the book those readers are looking for? You already know more about […]
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Why should it matter so much whether your verbs are strong or weak? And how do you even know if you’re using weak verbs? If you know the answer to the question, “What is a verb?” and if you enjoy reading, it won’t take long to answer the bigger question of how to replace weak […]
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Writing a memoir is not the same as writing a book about your life. While you’ll use anecdotes from your own life to tell a compelling story, the real star of your memoir is your reader. And the real message isn’t, “This is why you should remember me,” but “This is something you can do, […]
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What on earth is blackout poetry? And how can it stoke the creative fire within you? And what if you’re not really “the poetic type”? Good news! Even if you’ve never met a poetry assignment that didn’t fill you with dread, you’re about to learn something that will change the way you think of poetry. […]
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Looking for the perfect gift for the writers in your life? Maybe you’ve already bought a writing notebook and some pens, but you’re looking for something to add to it to make the gift extra special. So, where do you find good gifts for writers — particularly the ones you know? The best we can […]
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How long should a book be? Whenever that question comes up, the answer is usually “It depends” (or something to that effect), but we can get closer to a more helpful answer by getting more specific on the type of book we want to write. Whether you’re writing a novel or a nonfiction book, though, […]
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