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How to Write a DIY Guide Part 2

Writing Style Once the intended audience is known by the writer, the writing style can then be chosen based on that audience. In this case, writing style refers to word choice, formal or informal writing, and level of education the reader would need to understand...

How to Write a DIY Guide Part 1

Many writers want to write books, articles, and instruction manuals on the topic of DIY (Do It Yourself), yet many writers struggle on how to write these DIYs and on what topic their DIY should teach the reader to do. There are five main steps for DIY...

Do You Make This One Punctuation Mistake? Part 3

Have you worked out what to do? Sentences that are too long with simple subjects and compound predicates do not need commas; they need rewriting. This is how you should write that sentence: “Hannah’s husband Andy draws up building plans for an architect during the week, and he...

Do You Make This One Punctuation Mistake? Part 2

Going back to those sentences that have the commas, the pause or comma is breaking up the actions that are meant to go together in a group: “My friend skates - and cycles.” “Hannah sings - and plays the guitar.” “Andy draws - and paints.” Why would you put...

Do You Make This One Punctuation Mistake? Part 1

Punctuation is a killer; quite literally sometimes because if you get it wrong, nothing you write will make sense. Let’s take the humble comma. Many writers place them where instinct tells them to or they will place a comma where they would pause naturally in a...

Inventing Languages: Part 2

Besides J.R.R. Tolkien, some other favorite authors of mine who have used languages as integral parts of novels include Jack Vance in The Languages of Pao and Ursula K. LeGuin, in A Wizard of Earthsea. Of course, the Game of Thrones series of novels has some...

9 Reasons Why A Writer Needs a Website – Part Two

Without any further ado, let’s get to the next six reasons you need a website: It is the first step to developing your email list – it doesn’t matter whether you are on your first book or your sixth, you need to get the word out...

9 Reasons Why A Writer Needs a Website – Part Three

And now we have one last bonus reason why you need a website – and it’s a big one. It can help you to improve your search rankings – and that is a very important factor. Let’s say that you are just getting started in writing,...

9 Reasons Why A Writer Needs a Website – Part One

Every writer needs to have a website. That’s it. End of story. It really doesn’t matter what you write, be it non-fiction, self-help books, romantic sizzlers or a children’s adventure story, you still need a website. Why? Before I get to that, let’s just look at the what. A...

The Pros and Cons of Writing in the First Person

One of the benefits of writing in the first person is that it creates a connection between the reader and the protagonist. The reader takes in the character’s experiences from a more “real” perspective and hence they are able to grasp their meaning and feel...