You’re mapping out your story, playing with ideas for its beginning, middle, and end.
You’ve read so many beautifully-written stories by now.
You’re no stranger to book endings.
It’s easy enough to criticize another author for the way they chose to end their story.
But now you’re faced with the same challenge: how to end a novel in a way that makes sense and will leave your readers hungry for more, especially if you’re writing a series.
Good ideas ahead.
Do you know the difference between an em dash, an en dash, and a hyphen?
And when you’re in the middle of writing your latest masterpiece, do you know how to type an em dash when it’s just the thing to make a phrase stand out more?
It doesn’t help that, while hyphens get a prime spot on the PC keyboard, the en dash and em dash are nowhere in sight. But they’re worth a few extra steps, and knowing how to use them correctly will strengthen your writing and impress your editor.
You feel it when you see others struggling as you have — the burden of knowledge and experience that could benefit them.
And the frustration of keeping that buried treasure to yourself is worse than the challenge of becoming an author.
You’re just not quite sure how to write a self-help book of your own.
But you’re ready to learn.
Writers and helping professionals often have a deep well of reflection and experience to draw from. And when we’ve benefited from books others have written, who can blame us for wanting to pay it forward?
There are thousands of readers who are hungry for the inspiration, motivation, and strategies you can offer them.
The self-improvement book industry is “an $800 million market that’s growing 6% per year,” according to Market Research.com.
I love this genre so much, I’ve authored over two dozen self-help books — several that were bestsellers, and one that became a Wall Street Journal Bestseller.
And the best way to get the same results with your book idea is to follow the steps laid out in this post.
Congratulations! You’ve picked one of the reading world’s all-time favorite genres.
And with all the subgenres, you have loads of opportunities and choices when writing a murder mystery.
Although there’s room for a LOT of variety in this genre, the overall structure is pretty consistent.
In this guide on how to write a murder mystery, we’ll show you what makes mystery a great choice for your first debut as a fiction author — especially if you enjoy reading and watching them.
You probably have your favorites, too. And the more you learn about how to write mystery, the better sense you’ll have of which subgenre you want to focus on.
Let’s cover the basics before we get down to business.
You just found a mistake in something you’ve published — something you swore you’d double-, triple-, and even quadruple-checked. And it hurts.
But aside from your own careful self-editing (eyes on the page), what tools can help you eliminate those errors in the next piece of writing you put out there?
Or, in other words, what’s the best proofreading software for writers? And what proofreading and editing app has everything you need at an affordable price?
What you learn might surprise you.
Do you know when to use a comma before which — and when not to?
Right.
That’s why you’re here. You’ve seen the word “which” used with and without commas.
And, chances are, you’ve also seen commas in places they shouldn’t be.
You don’t need that confusion in your life.
And once you get through this post, you won’t have it.
You’ll know exactly when to put a comma with which.
And you’ll be able to explain it to others like a seasoned pro.
What does it mean to write from the first-person point of view?
And what are the top benefits and pitfalls of a first-person narrative?
Think of the stories you’ve enjoyed reading.
How many of them used first-person perspective instead of third person (limited or omniscient)?
If you’re debating whether to use first or third person (or even second) with your work in progress, we hope this post will help you decide.
Let’s start with the obvious question: what is first-person?