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Illustrate Wisely

There is more to writing, formatting, editing, proofreading and publishing a book than simply writing words that tell a story and giving it over to the next step in the process. Some manuscripts can easily go without any kind of illustrations while others practically demand...

Keep True Stories Straight

When writing a non-fictional story about your own personal life events, it is important to remember that the story still needs to remain in order. The minor exceptions to this are when a specific portion of the story relates to other relevant memories or flashbacks...

What Makes a Novel Worth Reading?

A novel of any genre should be based on a unique plot. Impossible; there aren’t any unique plots! Agreed, but the author of a novel worth reading will have presented a familiar one so differently that it won’t be recognized. Take as an example, Romeo and...

Variety of Fiction

Fiction is a very interesting genre to write in for so many of the obvious reasons like being able to create or get caught up in an imaginary world full of imaginary people and their endless possibilities of existence. This statement is not to impugn...

Top Five Companies for SEO Content Writers Part 2

In part 1, we looked at the first two types of companies you should approach for SEO content writing work. There are three more: PR Agencies Like the SEO and social media companies, PR agencies are good at providing regular content writing work to the right people. ...

Top Five Companies for SEO Content Writers – Part 1

Are you thinking about becoming an SEO content writer? Do you even know where to start looking for work? It is a fantastic niche for freelance writers to get involved in simply because of the sheer amount of work to be found. That’s all very well,...

Tips on How to Write Your First Draft - Part 2

#Tip 5 Create a mind map if that works for you For some authors, mind mapping is more effective than creating a basic outline. Mind maps are great especially for developing the scenes that will appear in your work. Start from your central idea and move outwards,...

Tips on How to Write Your First Draft - Part 1

If you are wondering how and when to begin the draft for a book you have always wanted to write, here are some tips that can help you. While the list does not fully exhaust all the possibilities you can try, it gives direction on...

How to Write Powerful Scenes - Part 4

Use scenes to reveal the conflict in the plot Again, in this case, do not directly state what the particular conflict is; rather show feelings of discontentment or apprehension. The conflict in the scene should be meaningful to the whole story. Do not create scenes where your characters...

How to Write Powerful Scenes - Part 3

Ensure scenes remain authentic and fit other elements of the story For example, a character should not appear benevolent in one scene and cruel in another without a good reason. Scenes should contain details that are consistent with the roles of the characters and they should...