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4 Ways To Write Better Nonfiction

Nonfiction books are selling well because people just love to learn. In 2017, more than 280 million nonfiction books sold in the USA alone. With nonfiction writing, you have one goal – to impart accurate information about an idea, event, or facts. It doesn’t have...

10 Questions To Ask Your Fictional Characters

You put months, even years of sweat and tears into crafting your novel but the hardest work, the most important bit of it, is the bit that nobody else sees. It’s the bit that is strictly between you and your main characters. What is it?...

An Author’s Guide To the Three Components of a Book – Part 1

Every book has three major components and understanding them will help you to produce a properly constructed manuscript. Each component has specific elements and sticking to the structure will not only help you to craft your book, it will also make it look more professional....

Write Suspense The Way Stephen King Does – Part 2

We’ve seen how Stephen King built up the suspense in Misery, but what about other books that he has written, and there have been many others! In 1978, he released a book called The Stand and he created much the same kind of apprehension among readers once the...

Write Suspense The Way Stephen King Does – Part 1

Stephen King is one of the most acclaimed writers today, the top writer of horror fiction in the USA. But you don’t need to be a fan of King’s to learn a few things from him about writing. You’re not writing a thriller a horror...

7 Tips To Keeping Your Editor Happy

You’ve written your book and you are ready to send it to your editor but, before you hit the Send button, do take another look at your manuscript. As far as your editor is concerned, detail is all-important and it’s the small things that matter...

Make Your First Sentence Count

Your book has been written; well, the first draft anyway, so give yourself a huge pat on the back for getting that far. Take a short break and then go back to it – re-read your opening lines. These are what sell your book and...

10 Tips to Maintaining Positivity When Writing About Tragedy or Death – Part 2

Ready to carry on? Then let’s continue with our tips on maintaining positivity when writing about tragedy. Choose a Partner When you write about tragedy and loss, you can find yourself in some very dark and lonely places. Find yourself a partner; it can be a friend,...

10 Tips to Maintaining Positivity When Writing About Tragedy or Death – Part 1

When you experience loss and tragedy in your life, you eventually learn to live with it but when you write about it, it can become hard to maintain an air of positivity. Writing about this kind of thing will nee a unique approach so follow these...

An Author’s Guide To the Three Components of a Book – Part 2

Spend some time familiarizing yourself with the first component of a book and then move onto the second component. The Body This is the main part of the book, the meat if you like. It is split down into chapters or parts, depending on how your book...