Derek Haines

A Cambridge CELTA English teacher and author with a passion for writing and all forms of publishing. My days are spent writing and blogging, as well as testing and taming new technology.

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Common Abbreviations We Use But Don’t Know The Meaning

We use common abbreviations and acronyms all the time, but what do they mean? The English language uses many forms of word abbreviation. We use shortened forms increasingly for text messaging to reduce a word or phrase. Very often, these are acronyms using initial letters such as LOL, ROTFL, and BRB. Common abbreviations Some forms use a capital letter…

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15 Self-Publishing Problems And How You Can Correct Them

New authors find it easy to self-publish a book. But you can quickly run into self-publishing problems. If you use a publishing service such as Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP), Smashwords, or Draft2Digital, it’s so simple. It is true that uploading and publishing a Microsoft Word file and a quick homemade book cover is insanely fast…

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The Best Book Writing Software To Help You Write A Book

Have you decided to start writing your book? Do you need book writing software? Creative writing and the publishing process have changed forever. It doesn’t matter if you plan to take the route with a traditional publisher or if you want to self-publish your book. Digital publishing, sometimes called e-publishing, is where everything starts and stops now…

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Denouement vs. Epilogue – What’s The Difference?

What’s the difference between a denouement vs. epilogue? The denouement and an epilogue are both literary devices. It is worth understanding the difference between these two story elements for new writers. While not always essential in short stories, a novel will always have a denouement. Gustav Freytag, a German novelist and playwright, outlined the five parts of a…

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