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How To Write A Great Biography

December 2, 2019 by Fred Johnson Leave a Comment

How To Write A Great Biography

Ah, the biography – a form frequently mangled by those who think it’s an easy beast to tame. All you need is a person to write about or an exciting life, right? After that, the book writes itself. Wrong. While writers of biographies, memoirs, and autobiographies don’t have to worry about thinking up original stories or characters, they do have plenty of obstacles to face: incredibly detailed …

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Transcribing Speech: What Authors Like You Need To Know

November 6, 2019 by Robert Wood 2 Comments

Transcribing Speech: What Authors Like You Need To Know

Sometimes, a project will call for an interview or two. Maybe you’re a true crime author interviewing witnesses, maybe you’re writing a biography (even a memoir) and need as many viewpoints as possible, or maybe you’re a fiction author whose research involves digging deep into phrasing and vocabulary. Maybe you’re a nonfiction author of pretty much any stripe who wants to include a unique quote in …

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What Are The Flesch–Kincaid Readability Tests?

May 8, 2019 by Rebecca Langley 2 Comments

What Are The Flesch–Kincaid Readability Tests?

If you’ve looked into improving your writing in this, our modern age, you’ve probably come across a few references to the Flesch–Kincaid readability tests. You may have heard that these tests can give you an objective score of how easy it is to understand your writing. Maybe you even think they can help you make your writing more enjoyable. Well, you’re not wrong, but things are a little more …

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8 Ways You Can Think Like A Journalist To Improve Your Writing

April 1, 2019 by Robert Wood 2 Comments

8 Ways You Can Think Like A Journalist To Improve Your Writing

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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8 Radical Writing Opportunities (That Pay)

November 14, 2018 by Robert Wood 4 Comments

8 Radical Writing Opportunities (That Pay)

If you’re a young person in the modern workforce (or you know one) you’re likely familiar with job listings that target their salaries and responsibilities at recent graduates while asking for a decade or more of experience in the field. ‘How can I get experience if you won’t give me any experience?’ goes the job-hunter’s lament. For writers, the same frustration can apply; it can be incredibly …

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How To Find The Story In Your Nonfiction Project

September 10, 2018 by Rebecca Langley 4 Comments

How To Find The Story In Your Nonfiction Project

Is there such a thing as actual nonfiction? In short, yes, but it almost always comes in the form of graphs, bone-dry reports, and scientific studies where the authors deliberately fight against a sense of narrative in favor of pure fact. Everything else – diaries, memoirs, historical writing – has a dash of narrative in it, whether it’s in the form of presentation, focus, or content. In its most …

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