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Verbs: Spice Up Your Writing with Verbs that Rock

Dave Bricker — Thu, 13 Jun 2024 13:12:19 +0000

Verbs are the engines that move your writing and your readers, but many authors don’t spend enough time choosing the right ones. If your writing was an electric guitar, your verbs would be the volume, tone, and distortion controls that … More ☛

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The Singular They is Now Officially Correct

Dave Bricker — Thu, 13 Jun 2024 13:12:18 +0000

Find your favorite writer and give them this message: They no longer have to mire their writing down with awkward “his or her” and “he or she” and “he/she” usages. According to The Washington Post, the singular they/them has been … More ☛

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Book Design Basics: Choosing a Book Font

Dave Bricker — Thu, 13 Jun 2024 13:12:18 +0000

Selecting a book font seems simple enough, but important subtleties and fine points of typography are not obvious to the average writer. This article offers insights into fonts suitable for book typography. Though it won’t turn the average author into … More ☛

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Writing is Design: Two-Word Writing Clichés

Dave Bricker — Thu, 13 Jun 2024 13:12:16 +0000

Two-word clichés are perhaps the least obvious kind. Unless we’re vigilant, they sneak into our prose, steal color, mask our individual writer’s voice, and make us sound like millions of other writers who mindlessly employ the same worn out word … More ☛

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Book Giveaways: Are They Worth it?

Dave Bricker — Thu, 13 Jun 2024 13:12:14 +0000

Should you give away books for free? The value of book giveaways can’t be assessed by formula. The prevailing mythology suggests that the goal of publishing is to sell books, but the huge majority of indie publishers don’t do the … More ☛

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Writing is Design: Shy Away from Timid and Passive Writing

Dave Bricker — Thu, 13 Jun 2024 13:12:07 +0000

“Passive writing” refers to a specific set of grammatical circumstances where emphasis switches from subject to object. The money was stolen by Jill. instead of Jill stole the money. This is confusing if you’re writing about Jill but perfectly acceptable … More ☛

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Sea Stories: Do You Trust Your Compass?

Dave Bricker — Tue, 12 Oct 2021 15:00:11 +0000

Do you trust your compass? Finding your way in life, business, and traffic is a challenge. The easiest way to get somewhere without getting lost is to switch on the GPS. But too many people never know the joy of … More ☛

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Potent Verbs Spice Up Your Storytelling

Dave Bricker — Tue, 18 Aug 2020 15:00:21 +0000

Verbs are the engines that move your writing, your speaking, your readers, and your audiences but many authors ands presenters don’t spend enough time choosing the right ones. If your writing was an electric guitar, your verbs would be the volume, … More ☛

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