Derek Haines

Derek is an experienced English teacher, writer, and author with a passion for grammar, creative writing, and all forms of publishing. He also enjoys experimenting with technology and tools for writers.

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How To Publish With Kindle Create

How To Use The Amazon Kindle Create App For Perfect Ebooks

Kindle Create helps you format your Kindle ebook quickly and easily. If you are self-publishing ebooks on Amazon Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP), this is a must-have free app that makes formatting ebooks for Kindle easy. The program has improved considerably over the years, and Amazon has added new features since merging Createspace into KDP. For…

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abbreviations meanings

Common Abbreviations But We 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. Familiar acronyms and abbreviations Some forms use capital…

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Writing and Publishing a Book

The Best Book Writing Software To Write Your 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 and Epilogue

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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