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Is it piqued, peaked, or peeked? The correct phrase is piqued my interest. While all three words sound exactly the same, they have completely different meanings. Pique means to provoke or arouse, peak is the top of a mountain, and peek is a quick look. The problem, of course, is that the words piqued, peaked,…
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Quick answer: Use a comma before but when it joins two complete sentences. Don’t use a comma when the second part is a fragment. If I’d earned a dollar every time I corrected a comma mistake with but, I’d be living in luxury by now. It’s one of the most common punctuation errors in writing.…
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Nothing has changed more than how writers check and correct their writing with free grammar checkers. For many years, I’ve maintained this archive of free grammar apps, and it’s required constant updating. The primary reason is that artificial intelligence (AI) is being adopted by so many of these apps. But that’s not to say that…
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If you’re a writer and a Mac user, or you’ve just bought a new MacBook, you’re probably tossing up between Apple Pages and Word for Mac as your main word processor. While there are plenty of word processor options, these two are the most popular with writers and authors. But if you have used Word…
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Two of the most searched for phrases on our site are Amazon KDP keywords tool and KDP keyword research. When you publish a new book, finding your best seven Amazon Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP) keywords can often prove to be a challenging task. This is especially true for new authors. Even some seasoned self-publishing authors…
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This article is based on a 90-minute lesson on register in English that I taught for well over 20 years. While register often sounds like a boring old grammar topic, I watched hundreds of my students (almost) enjoy the lesson once they grasped a few basics. There are many factors that differentiate formal and informal…
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I have maintained this guide to free book writing software for many years, helping authors choose the right tools for their needs. When I first compiled the list, the primary question was simple: Which free app has the best features? Today, however, the considerations are more complex. Large Language Models (LLMs) and “AI data scraping”…
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I’ve spent the last decade or more testing every free writing app and software tool I could find. I maintain this archive of tools because they all have their fans or dedicated users. However, if you ask me how many of them I use every day, my answer is only four. Why only four? Because…
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Are you a new writer looking to publish your articles online? Your first step is to research the best publishing platforms, which might be a little confusing at first because there are so many choices. But before you rush in, you need to decide which sites or services suit your topic or writing style. Are…
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Here are 10 of the best free book publishing software and self-publishing apps to help with your book publishing and promotion. We all need some help. I use many of the following tools almost every day, so I can vouch for how useful they are. Take a look at the choices you have to help…
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