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When you use participle adjectives, also sometimes called participial adjectives, they help describe things, people, states, and actions in a much more dynamic manner in your creative writing. Verb phrase: The wind was howling and tore branches from all the trees in its path. Participle adjective phrase: The howling wind tore branches from all the…
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Nothing is written in stone, but word count guidelines can give you a useful clue for a new writing project. You might be staring at a blank page and wondering where to start and how many words you should write. It doesn’t matter if you’re a new blogger, content writer, or author; the number of…
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You’ve written your new book and want to self-publish it as an ebook or paperback. But you might need some help, so here is a list of free publishing apps to get you on your way. All these applications and tools are free to use online or download. Because Amazon KDP is often the most…
Here we go again. Goodreads review bombing is in the news once more. I don’t know how many years it has been that these stories regularly come to the surface. If my memory serves me correctly, the problem of trolls and one-star reviews started very early, around 2010, if not earlier. Yes, Goodreads is a…
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Knowing when to use commas with names and titles in sentences is easy once you know two simple grammar rules. 1. If a name or title is essential to the meaning of a sentence, and you can’t remove it, you don’t use commas. 2. However, if the name is not essential, and you can remove…
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How much of your valuable writing time do you lose fighting with new technology, software, or applications? Trying new tools is always tempting, but how much new or extra value do they bring to your writing or publishing projects? The most time-consuming aspect is the learning curve associated with using a new tool, including discovering…
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If you own a blog, you probably receive a lot of emails or messages requesting free or paid guest posts. Writing and publishing new content is time-consuming, so these offers of free content seem tempting. On top of that, if someone is willing to pay for you to publish content on your site, you might…
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Writers use many tools to correct, format, and improve a text. But one tool stands head and shoulders above them all. It’s the publish button. You can fuss over every punctuation, vocabulary, and grammar point for hours or even days. But in the end, the only way to know if your writing will resonate with…
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Writing is an art, and you never stop learning and practicing. One of the most effective ways to improve your writing skills is to learn from writers. By that, I don’t mean copying or stealing a writer’s technique or style. But you can look at the different techniques, structures of sentences, or how some writers…
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Limiting adjectives, like limiting modifiers, are words or phrases we use to modify nouns by including specific information about them. These adjectives limit or narrow the scope of the noun they describe. Unlike descriptive adjectives, limiting adds precision to all forms of writing. You probably use them all the time without knowing what they are…
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