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When you avoid passive voice, your writing is more concise and much clearer because the subject of a sentence performs the action. On the other hand, in sentences using the passive, the subject is not performing the action of the verb. In many cases, it means that a reader doesn’t know who or what did…

When it comes time to write author bios and book descriptions, it can be a chore for many new authors. They are necessary for publishing a book, but finding inspiration and ideas is not always easy. Well, here is a way to make the task a little easier. With some help from artificial intelligence (AI) tools,…

Drop caps are large decorative capital letters appearing at the beginning of book chapters. You also sometimes see drop caps used in newspapers and some web pages. Usually, they are two or three lines in height and perhaps in a styled font, but there are many different variations and styles you can use. In this…

Do you want to make your ebook free on Amazon and other online book retailers? Yes, you can create a perma-free ebook, but it takes a little bit of extra work to make it happen. It’s very easy to do if you use self-publish with Draft2Digital or Smashwords, but Amazon can be problematic. Let’s look…

Why would you want to turn your blog posts into an ebook? It’s an easy way to create an ebook that you can sell or give away. You can self-publish it or make it available for free on your blog. You have a chance to earn extra income, or you can use it as a…

Where is the page count in Apple Pages? The quick answer is to go to the View Menu and select Show Page Count. More and more writers and authors are using a Mac and Pages. But this is a common question many new users ask. But there’s a lot more you can do with this…

When it comes time to proofread and check dialogue writing in a manuscript, it can be quite challenging. Because there are so many elements, it’s also extremely time-consuming. Yes, you need to check your grammar, vocabulary, and punctuation. But above all else, consistency is the most important point to check. What to check in dialogue…

Adsense and Core Web Vitals can work happily together despite what you might read. Yes, at first, I struggled with site speed and slow loading for pages with Adsense, especially on mobile. But with a few tweaks and learning how Google calculates Core Web Vitals (CWV), my sites are now getting all green signals on…

Learning to write in formal register is easy once you understand the basics. When you write a job application, a business letter, an essay, or an academic article, you need to use the formal register. It’s not only used in writing. In speaking, we use the formal voice when addressing a doctor or judge or…

It’s so easy to create a children’s ebook with online tools available now. I’m certainly not a children’s book author or illustrator. But for this post, I had no problems at all in creating a simple ebook for kids. It took me around five minutes to design a ten-page pdf ebook. Once I decided on…