It’s easy to forget about your old articles, but they are an opportunity for you to attract new readers and give your site a boost. Every new post you publish adds value to your site, of course. But it takes time for search engines to index fresh content, and even longer for them to earn…
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I’m always reminding myself to stop using so, so often in my writing. But it’s not so easy. It is, along with for, and, nor, but, or and yet, one of the main coordinating conjunctions we use all the time. It’s rare that you would find writing advice to limit the use of the first…
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Amazon has made significant changes to the process of selecting Amazon KDP categories for books and ebooks. On the surface, it may seem like publishers and authors have more choices. But the reality is that the changes are, in fact, more restrictive. Choosing the best or most appropriate Kindle or KDP categories has always been…
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Do you need a comma before especially? The quickest way to decide is to use the Stand-Alone Test. If the sentence still makes sense after removing the “especially” phrase, you need a comma. Comma needed: I love desserts, especially chocolate cake. The test: If you delete the “especially” phrase, the main point (I love desserts)…
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The first rule of starting sentences with numbers is an easy one to remember: don’t do it. That said, a number at the beginning of a sentence is usually grammatically correct, whether written as a word or a numeral. So why do most style guides, like MLA and The AP Stylebook, advise against it? The…
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It’s a very common question all new authors ask. How many copies will I sell? But the question is extremely difficult to answer in simple average numbers. Some sources say 250 copies in the first year, but It could be anywhere from zero to thousands. You can read many articles on the topic, but most…
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You don’t need to install another plugin to export all your WordPress URLs to a spreadsheet. Unfortunately, WordPress doesn’t have a simple in-built export tool for URLs. However, If you want to gather up all your page and post URLs for perhaps a site audit, here’s a quick and easy way to do it. All…
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Yes, writers fear the rise of AI writing tools, such as ChatGPT, Bing Copilot, and Google Gemini, which threatens to automate and devalue their work. Like me, you probably had an instant negative reaction to AI (artificial intelligence) writing tools and could only see downsides. It’s a natural response because of the ease and simplicity…
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When do you use between or among? Many of us were taught that “between” is only for two people and “among” is for three or more. However, this is a myth and is not true at all. We use between when referring to distinct, individual items (even if there are more than two). Use among…
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The words, until, till, and ’til, and even ‘till, often confuse writers, even though they are very common words we use in writing. Which ones are right, and how do you use them correctly? In most cases, the words are prepositions and share the same or similar meaning of saying up to a certain point…
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