Writers Blog

You’ve poured hours of work into your research paper, and now that it’s finally ready for submission, you realize you need to write a journal cover letter. Yes, that’s right – you aren’t quite finished just yet. A cover letter is an important part of the submission process, and if you write it well,...

Writing the methods section for your thesis sounds like a daunting task, but don’t worry – we’ve all been there. The good news is that once you learn how to break your methodology down into specific steps, the whole writing process will become much easier. Let’s unpack the purpose of a methods section,...

For authors keen to get published today, there are other routes to take besides just a big name publisher. Self-publishing has been around for a while thanks to Kindle, platforms like Amazon, and even vanity press outfits, but there’s also another option you may not be so familiar with—indie publishing. Like...

  You’ve been writing a really intense chapter. The scenes keep piling up, but you’re still not finished, and you’ve already reached eight thousand words. That’s when a thought occurs to you. How long should a chapter be? Is your chapter too long? Would the reader lose interest at this point? Would...

A Tale of Two Cities, Lord of the Rings, Harry Potter, Twilight, The Hobbit, The Little Prince, and The Da Vinci Code are among the best-selling books of all time. But what makes them a best-seller? Is it the creation of an amazing supernatural world, colourful characters, prominent themes of sex or...