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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I'm a writer but hate writing my bio

I Am A Writer But I Really Don’t Like Writing My Author Bio

“I hate writing my author bio!” It’s no secret, is it? Learning how to write an author bio takes a lot of effort for so few words. But you’re an author, so it shouldn’t be that difficult. An author bio should be original Authors and even freelance writers hate writing about themselves and usually resort…

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Amazon Kindle Cracks Down On Ebook Quality

Amazon Crackdown Warnings For Poor Kindle Ebook Quality

Amazon has implemented a policy that alerts publishers and readers when the Kindle ebook quality on Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP) is below standard. Authors and publishers who ignore sub-standard quality issues may face negative consequences. Hopefully, this move will lessen the number of Kindle scams that have no place in self-publishing. A range of warning…

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The grammar police

The Grammar Police Are Carefully Watching Every Word You Write

The Grammar Police are around online in their thousands nowadays. They are ever watchful and incredibly quick on the draw. Whenever the tiniest grammatical error, typo, or erroneous spelling mistake hits the ether of the Internet, they are onto it. And in a flash. So fast, I might forget about the tedious task of proofreading…

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Ten Common Punctuation Mistakes

Ten Common Punctuation Mistakes You Need to Avoid Making

Accuracy is vital in producing good writing, but what about common punctuation mistakes? Basic grammar and spelling mistakes weaken any text, so you always need to correct them. However, it is easy to overlook the most common punctuation mistakes if you are not careful. Sometimes laziness can create punctuation errors, so you need to check…

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How Authors Can Use Medium To Sell More Books

How To Use Medium To Promote Your Author Brand And Your Books

Using Medium to promote your books and brand is an ideal platform for authors. You can share your writing with more dedicated readers than you might find on other social media platforms such as Twitter or Facebook. If you like, it is a social network, a little like Twitter, in its ease of connecting with Medium…

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