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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How To Avoid Repetition In Writing

How To Avoid Repetition In Writing In A Long Manuscript

Do you have writing habits that might cause repetition? Let’s look at how to avoid repetition in writing. You don’t have any problem at all expressing yourself. But there are some common writing mistakes that many writers make, often without noticing. In this case, it is repeating yourself. Readers will spot repetitive words or phrases…

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Proofread Your Book

How To Self-Edit And Proofread Your Book Before Publishing

Self-publishing may be an inexpensive way to publish a book. But you always need to proofread your book. Without thorough proofreading and editing, your book could turn out to be an embarrassing disaster. There’s nothing worse than readers telling you about spelling, grammar, and punctuation errors they found in your book. Or worse, that your…

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Content Marketing Helps Authors To Sell Books

Content Marketing For Authors To Help Sell Books

Content marketing for authors is about creating and publishing plenty of content not directly related to your books. You can use blog posts, articles, videos, podcasts, emails, newsletters, or social media posts. The aim is to increase visibility and build your author brand. When you regularly publish valuable, relevant, and consistent content, generating leads for…

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Typography For Ebooks

Draft2Digital Introduces Beautiful Typography Styles For Ebooks

Ebooks have one big problem. The text usually looks plain and boring. But now, you can use beautiful typography for ebooks. It’s easy to convert your ebook manuscript into a format that will make it much more attractive for ebook buyers. Draft2digital (D2D) has been highly innovative in so many areas. For self-publishing authors, it…

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