Even the most confident authors can be struck by the fear of publishing, so don’t think that it’s only you. You’ve worked for months, or even longer, on your manuscript, and you’ve celebrated finishing the last chapter. But then your stomach starts doing cartwheels at the sudden thought of sharing your story with the world,…
Having a self-publishing checklist ready is good insurance before you take the final step of publishing your new book on Amazon KDP or elsewhere. With it, you can be sure you have all the essential details you will need and avoid any unexpected surprises. You have your manuscript file and book cover ready, but you…
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I’ve been teaching English for a long time, but the history of English rules never ceases to amaze me. To say it’s a messy language is putting it mildly. However, that’s also the beauty of English. It’s a language that’s alive, evolving, and adapting; unbridled from convention and regulation. While its history goes back centuries,…
If you’re a new author building your first website, using free content resources can help you create posts, pages, and media quickly. You want your site ready in time to support your book launch. Building your website from scratch might seem overwhelming at first. You need to create text content and images to promote your…
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If you are wondering whether it’s possible to write a book on your phone, the answer is yes, it’s technically possible. However, it’s far from being the most practical way of writing a book. The biggest challenge is, of course, the keyboard. Yes, some people are adept at using it, but even the best will…
You entered your book title or author name, but can’t find your book in Amazon Search. Well, don’t panic. It’s not just you, because it’s quite common for a new book not to show up right away. While it could be for a number of reasons, the one thing to keep in mind is that…
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Every author reaches that moment when the words dry up, ideas disappear, and it seems impossible to finish writing your book. If you’ve wondered how to finish your book when you hit this wall, it’s not only you. Don’t feel alone, because it’s a wall every author hits. But it’s a frustrating experience, especially if…
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When AI gets grammar wrong, it’s not always obvious at first glance. But if you’re too quick to hit the accept change button from your grammar checker, you could be undoing great writing. You might think a suggested change looks fine, because it’s usually at a word or clause level. But when you look at…
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Most writing today is read on a screen, not on paper, so you need to write for screen reading. It includes blog posts, articles, and even ebooks read on phones, tablets, and e-readers like Kindle. Readers rarely read word by word now. Instead, they scan, skim, and move quickly between sections. That’s why writing for…
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If you find yourself wanting to avoid using repetitive ‘I’ sentences, don’t worry, because it’s a common issue. It doesn’t matter if you are writing emails, reports, letters, social media posts, or even books; you need more variety. When too many of your sentences start with “I,” your writing can seem repetitive, flat, or even…
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