Barrie Davenport 
Describing a person as “quirky” is often a compliment, but not always.
If you have any quirks that make you stand out in some way, you know what I mean.
They’re a mixed bag.
Quirks can make a story character more interesting or more relatable.
They can also make them easier to dislike.
But what makes quirks so powerful?
And how can you harness this power for good?
You have a book — or a great idea for a book — and you want a title that will immediately grab the attention of your ideal readers and make them want to click on it.
But you’ve been racking your brain for hours to think of good titles and you’ve come up with maybe a few. And they’re all missing something.
Where can you go for help on how to name a book?
Fortunately, there is such a thing as a book title generator, and we’ve created a list of some of the best to be found on the internet.
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You vaguely remember the satirical novels your English teachers compelled you to read.
Some stand out more than others — either because they were more fun to read or because their dark humor has clung to your consciousness ever since.
As you’ll see in the examples of satire listed in this post, most everyone who attended a school can point to a few reasons why the word “satire” gives them mixed feelings.
But what is satire, exactly? And how can you use it to your advantage?
Writing a good story is hard enough without having to worry about your dialogue punctuation.
Our goal in this post is to answer any questions you might have about punctuating dialogue.
One of the main issues with this is knowing the difference between a dialogue tag and an action beat.
With the widespread confusion between the two, it’s high time we spell out some clear rules for commas in dialogue.
When you’re done reading this, you’ll know what belongs where and why.
And your editor will love you for it.
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Throw out the term “thesaurus words,” and you’ll probably get some side-eye from writers who see the thesaurus as a crutch for amateur writers trying to make their writing sound more sophisticated.
But a thesaurus can help you find the right words for your project — the ones that say what you need to say, just the way you need to say it.
The words every writer should know, after all, are the words they need to tell a compelling story or to get their point across with clarity, simplicity, and elegance.
So, the best thesaurus for writers is the one that helps them find those words as efficiently as possible, so they can get back to the business of writing.
Do you know the essential parts of a story — or why they’re essential?
Think back to the last story you read (or listened to) that captured your imagination and held onto it to the end.
Chances are the story elements described in this article were responsible for that.
And you can probably point to at least one of them and remember how that element in the story took hold of you.
But what are the elements of a compelling story?
And how do you put them together to create one of your own?
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After all the work you’ve done on your new children’s book, you’d like to publish it.
And you want to know how to publish a children’s book without an agent.
If you have to choose between self-publishing and traditional publishing, you’re honestly leaning toward the latter.
We honor both paths here, so if you’re looking at the traditional publishing route, we’ll do all we can to light the way forward.
To that end, we’ve combed lists of children’s book publishers accepting submissions and have made a list of those still open to un-agented authors.