This is a short listing of the most read and popular articles on Just Publishing Advice according to data from Google Analytics.
You will find articles popular with site visitors covering self-publishing, writing, grammar, promotion ideas, how-to articles, and publishing tips and tricks.
How much thought do you give to the ways you start a sentence? Because you do it every ten, fifteen, or twenty words, it’s easy to overlook the first few words you use. Maybe you don’t realize it, but are your sentences often beginning with I, he, she, or the or an? Perhaps, there is,…
All you want to do is check your grammar and spelling, but many grammar tools now are so full of useless and over-the-top AI suggestions. Instead of making it easy to spot grammar mistakes, spelling errors, and typos, some try to rewrite your entire sentence or replace your style like a mind-reading robot. It’s really…
How To Check Your Writing Without AI Mumbo Jumbo Read More »
When you need to describe silence in writing, it can be a little bit challenging. How do you explain something you can’t see or touch? Added to this is that silence not only means quiet. It can also mean peace, unease, awe, or even fear or dread. Finding better ways to say it was quiet,…
Describe Silence In Writing Without Saying “It Was Quiet” Read More »
When you describe a night in writing, you are setting the scene for your story or a new chapter. You want to show your readers the setting rather than tell them about the night using a couple of quick adjectives. Highly descriptive or figurative language and a variety of grammar structures help you paint the…
I’m an English teacher, so I’m a stickler for good grammar. But I have to admit that some grammar rules are now becoming outdated. Language never stands still and is always changing to reflect the way we prefer to communicate. New words arrive all the time, and even certain slang expressions can become part of…
Outdated Grammar Rules You Can Probably Ignore Now Read More »
Parallelism in writing is sometimes called parallel structure or construction. It means using the same or similar grammatical structures within a single sentence or across two or more sentences. The structures you use can be words, phrases, or clauses with the same grammatical function and following a set pattern. When you use parallel structures in…
What Is Parallelism In Writing And How To Use It Read More »
De-escalate or deescalate? Which is the correct spelling? It’s a tricky one because of the problem with two Es. Most dictionaries recommend using the hyphenated form, de-escalate. The word escalate first appeared in English when it related to the invention of the escalator in 1900. But did you know that the opposite or negative form…
De-escalate Or Deescalate? Which One Is Correct? Read More »
It’s not easy to find definitive information regarding a minimum or maximum KDP word count for Kindle ebooks. For many new self-publishing authors, finding related information on Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP) Help can be challenging. You have to dig very deep to find the maximum file sizes or page counts for print books. So, to…
Minimum And Maximum KDP Word Count, File Sizes, And Pages Read More »
Walked passed or walked past is one of the most common confusing word choices in writing. The correct form is walked past. Walked passed is incorrect. It is because the word past is an adverb, so it modifies the verb walked. Passed is a verb, so it cannot modify the verb walked. The words past…
Walked Passed Or Past And How To Check You Are Correct Read More »
If you are a new author, you have plenty of choices of free self-publishing companies to publish your book. Some popular options include Amazon Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP), Draft2Digital, and Apple Books. You can also find a lot of free book publishing software. These tools make it easy to write, edit, format, create a book…
17 Best Free Self-Publishing Companies For New Authors Read More »
