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Publishing Advice – Practices & Principles

The following publishing advice is based on my own experiences and those of my clients. I hope you find it…

3 weeks ago

Essay Writing and The Art of the Peanut Butter and Jelly Sandwich

The principles behind the simple art of essay writing can be applied to most any kind of written work. Even…

3 weeks ago

Tabs, Indents, and Margins: How to use the Tab Ruler

This article explains the tab ruler found on every word processor and typesetting application. Understanding the simple and elegant split…

3 weeks ago

Book Design Basics – Use Hyphens for Justified Type

Hyphens are an important contributor to elegant, easy-to-read typography, especially when text is fully justified as is the convention in…

3 weeks ago

Creative Nonfiction, Memoir, and the Nature of Truth

A few years ago, I attended a nonfiction-writing workshop where I was told by the instructor that to qualify as…

3 weeks ago

Book Cover Design: Judging a Book by its Cover – Part 2

Part 1 of Book Cover Design: Judging a Book by its Cover critiqued "professional" covers taken from Amazon's Editor's choice…

3 weeks ago

How Many Spaces After a Period? Ending the Debate

Few subjects arouse more passion among writers and designers than the debate over how many spaces should follow a period.…

3 weeks ago

Proposed Standards for Book Typography

The word processor has placed new burdens on writers to understand how to use italics, big and small capitals, dashes,…

3 weeks ago

Book Design Basics Part 3: Running The Numbers

Part 3 of Book Design Basics explores better ways to present numbers on your pages. Numbers (called figures) look simple…

3 weeks ago

Pacing

Pacing is the speed at which a story unfolds or information is delivered. It plays a crucial role in maintaining…

3 weeks ago

Non Sequitur

A non sequitur is a statement that does not logically follow from the previous statement, often resulting in an absurd…

3 weeks ago

Scansion

Scansion is the process of analyzing a poem's meter by marking the stresses in each line and determining the metrical…

3 weeks ago

Speakipedia Podcast #7:
Kelly Swanson

Transcript Dave Bricker (00:07) Want to expand your speaking and storytelling skills and grow your influence business? This is Speakipedia Media…

1 month ago

Speakipedia Podcast # 4:
Rosemary Ravinal

Transcript Dave Bricker (00:07) Want to expand your speaking and storytelling skills and grow your influence business? This is Speakipedia…

2 months ago

Speakipedia Podcast #2:
Kay Allison

 Transcript Dave Bricker (00:07) Want to expand your speaking and storytelling skills and grow your influence business? This is Speakipedia…

2 months ago

Speechwriting: Structure vs. Flow

Just sit down and write! Let the ideas flow! For many of us, they do—and it’s easy to become enamored…

6 months ago

Impromptu Speaking

It’s interesting that speaking “off the cuff” is such a terrifying proposition for so many people. If you and I…

6 months ago

Interview Prep

I’ve appeared as a guest on many podcasts. My hosts are almost always astonished when I refer them to the…

6 months ago

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