Author Services

Proofreading, Editing, Critique

Proofreading, Editing, Critique

Getting help with your book from a professional editor is always recommended but often just too expensive. We have partnered with a professional editor with 30 years of experience to provide quality writing services at affordable prices.

Visit our Writing Services Page
Hundreds of Helpful Articles

Hundreds of Helpful Articles

We have created hundreds of articles on topics all authors face in today’s literary landscape. Get help and advice on Writing, Marketing, Publishing, Social Networking, and more. Each article has a Comments section so you can read advice from other authors and leave your own.

What's an Oxymoron?

What is an Oxymoron? What comes to your mind when such a question is shot at you? Can you comfortably answer it? An oxymoron is quite a common literary device you’ll come across in literary works. The word oxymoron is derived from the Greek words oksús...

All You Need to Know About Double Entendres

You can use double entendres as literary devices to make a narrative humorous and delightful. They can form riddles or infuse humor into your story. People also use double entendres as a figure of speech to make innuendos. And in this article, we explore the...

Exploring Similes: Meaning, Classic Examples and Helpful Tips

Similes can make your writing more fun and impressive while maintaining clarity. It makes your descriptions more concrete and evocative, allowing a mental picture to form in your readers' minds. It can take something so abstract like sadness and make it concrete: His heart was...

Let's Talk about Symbolism

What comes into your head when you see a rose? Is it romance? Love? Well, I have no doubt that either of those was your first guess. Why not think about the rose as a mere plant? Why not even think about a garden instead?...

All About Allegory

Apart from getting a reader hooked on your work, one of the things you should consider during writing your work is the aspect of educating your readers. This is commonly known as the moral lesson of your work or story. Most writers find coming up...

Various Types of Puns (With Examples)

A pun is a play on words, which usually exploits words with multiple meanings or a homonym substitute that changes a sentence's connotation for humorous or rhetorical effect. Though they have made prominent appearances in jokes and advertisements, you can also use puns in storytelling....

How To Write Colorful Metaphors

Writing metaphors is not a walk in the park. It's a hike across a treacherous part under the moonlight... The gist is metaphors are challenging but essential. Your prose and narration become riveting when you use this powerful tool. They enrich your language, enhance your...

What is Foreshadowing?

Foreshadowing is a literary technique we often come across in literature. Writers in nonfiction do not enjoy the luxury of using foreshadowing because it is mostly associated with and used in fiction. If properly used, foreshadowing can play a vital role in the success of a...

Gamify Your Writing Routine

Procrastination can be the death of any writing project or, in extreme cases, career. It’s so easy to fall down the rabbit hole of chores, social media, and “research” that we may never actually get around to doing what matters: the writing, the revising, the...

Crucial Aspects of Romance Narrative Your Outline Should Address

You need to include anything that helps you write your novel in your story outline. This includes details about who your characters are, how their actions drive the plot forward, and every fact you base your story on. Your story outline exists for your own...