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For independent and/or self-publishing authors, publicity can be the biggest challenge of them all. Most authors don’t have any experience in this area, don’t know where to begin, and don’t have anyone pushing them to just dive in and get started. Consequently, no-one really hears about their book, and it takes them much, much longer than necessary to make any kind of impact (think years, not …
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When it comes to writing, few things beat an insightful eye and an inquisitive mind. Happily, those attributes aren’t the sole province of novelists, and there’s plenty any writer can learn from journalism. That’s why, in this article, I’ll be looking at eight ways authors can improve their writing by thinking like journalists. If you’re writing non-fiction, there’s lots that’s going to be …
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In the quaint but recent past, dominated as it was by traditional publishing and traditional employment, most writers didn’t have to worry too much about legal ins and outs. Yes, there were writers whose work was banned for being too controversial, and there were even writers who got locked up or sent into exile for their seditious views, but in terms of worrying about humdrum admin, contracts, …
Stan Lee may not be the first person on your list when you seek out the advice of great writers, but maybe he should be. Lee is most famous as a writer of graphic novels and as the co-creator of Marvel Comics characters who still command the zeitgeist to this day, including Spider-Man, the X-Men, Iron Man, the Hulk, Black Panther, and many more. Lee began his professional life refilling inkwells …
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Most of us are familiar with register, even if we haven’t called it by that name. It’s a term that refers to the formality of language, and it’s easily recognizable in the difference between a cover letter for a resume and the email you send your best friend. The ability to vary your register isn’t only important when e-meeting a new client or texting your significant other. It can make or break …
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For many people, publishing a book is a lifelong dream, but it’s also a struggle. In today’s market, writers also need to be at least partially their own editors, their own agents, and their own marketers, and that means straying into unfamiliar territory. It’s no wonder, then, that there are those out there waiting to scam authors, taking advantage of both their passion and their …
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