writing style

Verbs: Spice Up Your Writing with Verbs that RockVerbs: Spice Up Your Writing with Verbs that Rock

Verbs: Spice Up Your Writing with Verbs that Rock

Verbs are the engines that move your writing and your readers, but many authors don’t spend enough time choosing the…

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Book Design Basics: Choosing a Book FontBook Design Basics: Choosing a Book Font

Book Design Basics: Choosing a Book Font

Selecting a book font seems simple enough, but important subtleties and fine points of typography are not obvious to the…

8 months ago
The Singular They is Now Officially CorrectThe Singular They is Now Officially Correct

The Singular They is Now Officially Correct

Find your favorite writer and give them this message: They no longer have to mire their writing down with awkward…

8 months ago
Writing is Design: Two-Word Writing ClichésWriting is Design: Two-Word Writing Clichés

Writing is Design: Two-Word Writing Clichés

Two-word clichés are perhaps the least obvious kind. Unless we’re vigilant, they sneak into our prose, steal color, mask our…

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Book Giveaways: Are They Worth it?Book Giveaways: Are They Worth it?

Book Giveaways: Are They Worth it?

Should you give away books for free? The value of book giveaways can't be assessed by formula. The prevailing mythology…

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Writing is Design: Shy Away from Timid and Passive WritingWriting is Design: Shy Away from Timid and Passive Writing

Writing is Design: Shy Away from Timid and Passive Writing

"Passive writing" refers to a specific set of grammatical circumstances where emphasis switches from subject to object. The money was…

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