Do you know that you can nominate your ebook on Amazon KDP and give it the chance to appear in special promotions like Kindle Deals and Prime Reading? It’s a free Amazon book marketing opportunity for extra exposure, but there’s an important detail to note: nomination doesn’t guarantee your ebook or ebooks will be accepted.…
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Why will I have no truck with trucks or even lorries? It’s not that I have anything against trucks, even though I don’t wish to own one. What’s hiding behind this odd idiom is a meaning that most people have forgotten. And it has nothing to do with powerful motors, wheels, or horsepower. The origin…
Almost every day, we hear claims that writing is dead. From blogs and books to AI-generated content, there is a growing concern that human writing is disappearing. But this fear is not new. Every major shift in communication, from the printing press to newspapers, typewriters, and computers, has been seen as a threat to writing.…
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Two common types of fixed expressions we use in writing are idioms and clichés. Idioms can help with variety by expressing ideas in a figurative way instead of a long-winded literal explanation. Clichés, although similar, are phrases that we see repeated so often that they risk showing a lack of thought in writing. While both…
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If you’re a debut author about to publish for the first time, one decision you might want to think about is whether to use your real name or choose a pen name. It’s a choice that can affect your privacy, your author branding, and the way readers connect with your books. That’s why many debut…
You always want to give your writing more punch, and finding ways to end a sentence is one of the best. Strong sentence endings can be more memorable, or create a rhythm to your writing to help keep your readers’ interest. You can leave them hanging in suspense, create emphasis, bring closure, or use a…
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Don’t panic if you notice an error or typo, because it’s easy to fix mistakes in your self-published book. It’s rare to find a book that is perfect without an occasional typo or misspelling. So, you are not alone by any means if you spot an error after publishing your ebook or book. The most…
In a world where sharing documents is commonplace, do you give a thought to how to safeguard your manuscript before you publish your book? Unlike a report or an article draft, your book manuscript is months, or even years, in the making. You are probably careful to protect your manuscript by making regular backups and…
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Your thesaurus is a writer’s go-to tool for finding uncommon words that you hope will give a sentence a lift. Very often, you might have ten or even twenty options to replace a single word. But do you simply want to avoid repetition or impress a reader with your vocabulary? Using an extended vocabulary is…
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When talking about language and vocabulary evolution, we usually say that new words are coined, not invented or created. The phrase sounds a little odd because people invent machines, create stories, and discover new cures, so why do we treat new words differently? In part, the answer lies in the history of the word coin,…
