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Book trailers are video advertisements for books, usually structured in the same way as a movie trailer. They can involve voiceovers, music, animation or live action footage, and information on when the book is available or where you can buy it. Book trailers are a lot of fun. Books usually don’t usually get the same variety in their advertising as other types of media, so it’s great for fans to …
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Some of the most famous characters in literature are written with a distinct mode of speech that ties them to a social class, ethnic group or even a specific region. Writing accents and dialects into your dialogue can give characters an authentic personality and presence. It can also render them incoherent. Communicating an authentic voice can be difficult, so in this article, I’ll explore the …
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We’ve all heard the famous saying about judging book covers but how many people actually take its advice? The answer is not many and your cover may be the biggest deciding factor on whether or not your book gets read. As the first thing a potential reader sees, your cover is the salesman for your book. If the blurb lets you down then the first few pages could save you, but if your cover turns …
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Not every character can be a Heathcliff, or even a Lockwood, in fact statistically most of the characters in your novel are going to be minor characters. Whether its conversations shared with co-workers and family members or altercations with taxi drivers and shop-keepers, your main and secondary characters will spend a lot of time with their minor counterparts. Though these characters might …
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What is it about crime stories? Even the authors who write them can’t agree, with some declaring it’s the satisfaction of confronting evil and others declaring it’s the vicarious thrill of participating in it. Either way, crime novels are popular. No matter what bookstore you enter, you’ll find a crime section. With so many novels written in the crime genre, it can feel like an easy one to write …
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Since the start of fiction, we’ve seen ourselves in animals, Gods and monsters and used them to populate fantastical worlds in which we’re happy to get lost. Sometimes, the best way to explore an idea is to do so using non-human characters, and sometimes it’s just enjoyable to invent and enjoy beings that never were. Often, non-humans are used to make us really think about what it is to be …
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