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Are you wondering where to publish short stories online? You can find sites that accept short stories, but many have strict submission guidelines. Some don’t allow simultaneous submissions and only accept specific genres of short fiction. If you are a short story writer and want to publish your work online, you want an easier way.…
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One of the basic rules every writer should follow is to reference acronyms in writing. It applies to any form of writing. But in particular to articles, technical writing, and journalism. Whenever you use an acronym, you should reference it in full in the first instance to avoid confusing a reader. In the image above,…
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Yes, it’s definitely one of the most popular writing tools. But can you replace an editor by using Grammarly? How we write and check our writing is changing so fast because of all the online apps and tools we use. We might not think about artificial intelligence (AI), but it’s the brain behind many writing…
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Something didn’t work out. Now you want to delete a book after you published it. It can happen for a lot of reasons. You self-published a book on Amazon and got some terrible reviews. Perhaps you had a change of heart about the subject of your Kindle ebook. For whatever reason, you want to remove…
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I’m sure you have come across peaked my interest or peeked my interest when reading. However, to be clear, the correct form of the expression is piqued my interest. I noticed this error in a text, which piqued my curiosity enough to write this short article. The problem, of course, is that the words piqued,…
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What’s the difference between grammar and syntax? Grammar is a set of rules governing correct word strings in a language or text. Syntax is the arrangement or order of words and phrases to create clear, well-formed sentences. It can be a little confusing at first for new writers or students. But it’s easy once you…
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You never stop learning how to improve your writing skills. The art of writing is a craft, and the more you write, the better it gets each day. Every writer wants to learn more and hone their writing. But creative writing has so many facets that it can be a little overwhelming. If you are…
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A memoir and autobiography are similar genres that detail a life story. In literary circles, the definition between the two is sometimes a little fuzzy. Both record the author’s life story and are written in the first-person point of view. That is, I was born, I lived, and I married the man/woman of my dreams.…
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Should you add a comma before and in a list of three or more items? Yes, because it eliminates confusion in a sentence. The comma before the word and in a list of three or more things is the Oxford comma. It’s also called the Serial comma. Writers use it to separate the last item…
Learning how to write articles like a pro is much easier than you think. You don’t need to be an experienced writer, a grammar genius, or an expert on search engine optimization (SEO). So many free tools are available now to help new writers write competently. But the critical factor in writing terrific articles is…
