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Why Get Into Copywriting?

According to data from the Association of American Publishers, the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, and Bookscan, traditional publishers are selling more works of nonfiction than fiction. Many writers are dipping their toes into nonfiction. With the growing demand for online marketing, web copywriting is...

Copywriting 101

Whether you are a born or a made writer, you should consider copywriting. Copywriting is a field that involves marketing. It requires an understanding of consumer sentiments and adhering to what your clients want. It requires getting out of your comfort zone and selling through...

How to Identify a Book’s Theme

Identifying a book’s theme might seem a simple affair but a story’s main idea can be easily confused with other aspects of the work such as the book’s subject or lesson. What differentiates a theme from the two is that a theme brings together all...

How to Develop a Theme for your Story - Part 2 of 2

Develop characters whose motives reflect the work’s intention. Here is an illustration: The Everhard Manuscript by Bix Santana: The story centers on the evils of capitalism, proposing socialism as a solution to the problems posed by a capitalistic structure of governance and economics. The story follows...

How to Develop a Theme for your Story - Part 1 of 2

Theme: A theme expresses the author’s perspective of the fundamental idea on which the rest of the work is built. Other words that have the same or similar meaning: opinion (the author’s perspective on a topic). Unlike formal communication, fiction does not directly state the theme of...

Types of Conflicts in Literature - Part 2 of 2

Man against Technology Technology has had an increasing impact on our daily lives and hence, its appearance in literature has also grown. From observing how technology has revolutionized how we did things in the past one hundred years ago, it is exciting as well as concerning as...

Types of Conflicts in Literature - Part 1 of 2

Literature, which mimics real-life events, contains conflicts. In literary works, conflict is represented in different ways either through a challenge or an obstacle within the plot. Conflict defines the peak of the plot and dictates its ending since the effective resolution of the conflict brings...

Getting into Food Writing (Part 2 of 2)

You can tap new restaurants for your food reviews. Restaurant owners are open to food reviews because it gives them free advertisement and publicity. Visit any new restaurant and find out who is its operator. Introduce yourself and tell them what you do. If you...

Getting Into Food Writing

Who can resist food? As a physiological need, eating is one of the most enjoyable pleasures in life. Everybody eats, regardless of one's eating lifestyle. Food appeals to our gastronomic senses that everyone can relate to. If you are passionate about food and have a way...

Becoming a Book Reviewer (Part 2 of 2)

Build your own review or blog site The majority of book reviewers begin by putting up their own review site. This allows them to showcase their reviewing skills. They can even choose to specialize in reviewing a specific genre. Many reviewers don’t want to limit themselves...