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, too.”
The theme of your memoir is the message, and it’s there not to put you on a pedestal but to help your reader.
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 do here is provide a long list of gift ideas; you’re the one who has some idea of what the writers you have in mind would actually like.
You’ve written a book (or an article), and you think it sounds pretty good. But you want to make sure it’s as error-free and enjoyable to read as possible.
You’ve heard of Grammarly, and maybe you’ve even tried the free version to see what all the fuss was about.
But editing is about more than fixing typos and grammar mistakes.
Ever read something in the past that was free of grammar mistakes but still a slog to read?
If none of your characters matter to your reader, your story won’t matter, either.
But how do you build relatable characters?
What is a character arc, and how do you create one?
How important is it for your main character to have flaws — but to still have the makings of a hero?
Welcome to the ultimate guide on how to write a novel your readers will love!
Maybe you’ve already written part of a novel, based on an idea that sounded so good it kept you up at night — or made it impossible to focus on anything else.
But then you hit a wall and couldn’t find your way forward.
Coming up with story ideas is easy enough, but turning those ideas into books that earn you raving fans is not.
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We’re not just talking about books you write — we’re also talking about books you own.
Maybe you’ve looked around your house and thought, “I should pare down my collection a little.”
Doing a little Marie Kondo action on your book collection wouldn’t be a bad thing.
You learned about figurative language in grade school, and you remember the words metaphor and simile — but you’re not sure you remember what they are and how one is different from the other.
And then someone uses the word “analogy,” and you’re officially confused.
Yes, you know analogies aren’t just pairs of words separated by colons or double colons.
You know they have something to do with logic, but what does that have to do with metaphors and similes.