Archive for the ‘Writing Tips’ Category
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Avoiding extra carriage returns in ebooks
10 Jan 2013When you publish an ebook, you should never have an empty line. There are places where you may use an…
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How to write an Ellipsis in a Novel
08 Jan 2013Ok, so I have been reading a lot of ebooks since I purchased my Kindle Fire last year. I have…
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Painting Emotion With a Consistent Brush
25 Oct 2012You’ve probably heard that you are not supposed to tell about emotion, but that you are supposed to show emotion.…
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Painting Away Passive Voice
17 Sep 2012You have probably heard often that you need to avoid passive voice and replace it with active voice. Why? Don’t…
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Painting with Dialogue
13 Sep 2012You may sometime find yourself writing a line like the following. The nurse talked on and on repeating the word…
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Paint me a picture with words
07 Sep 2012I’ve been told to paint a picture with my words when writing. I have also been told to show, don’t…
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Writing like a painter: in layers (12 steps to making your novel better)
07 Sep 2012Write like a painter. A picture says a thousand words, so you should be able to write a thousand words…
