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Self-publishing your book often means working with an editor – a professional, objective person who will apply their expertise to helping you improve your work. Of course, an editor’s time costs money, so it’s best to only call them in when you’ve addressed everything you’re capable of handling yourself. That’s all well and good in theory, but how do you know whether your manuscript is ready for …
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Sometimes, improving your writing is a case of learning craft, and sometimes it’s just about knowing what to tackle when you edit. Dramatic dialogue can benefit from both so, in this article, I’ll be outlining eight clichés to edit out of your work, as well as exploring the logic behind why they’re such a problem. 1. Too many pauses Pauses are useful in dialogue, and especially useful in …
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Parallelism is a useful tool for enhancing syntax and even improving your story’s overall structure, but that doesn’t mean it’s always easy to use. In its most basic form, parallelism means using successive linguistic constructs that corresponded in terms of meter, meaning, grammatical structure, or sound. The intent is to add balance and rhythm to sentences, giving them a flow that can make them …
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Hello, reader. How have you been? Ah, good. Yeah, I’ve been great. Anyway, in this article we’ll be discussing why boring scenes start with one character greeting another. Whether ‘hey’, ‘hi’, or ‘salut’, looking out for greetings can be a great way to detect that your dialogue isn’t quite ready for print. Here’s why. Hello Operator In real life, it’s likely that whatever you’re talking about, …
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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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If editing a book is hard (and it is), editing your own book is five times harder. After all, this is likely to be something you care about as if it’s a part of you, but even if the stakes weren’t raised, you’d still be in the unenviable position of second-, third-, and fourth-guessing your own decisions. Compounding these difficulties is the fact that your relationship with a book isn’t …
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