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Gone are the days when traditional publishing was the only viable way to get noticed. Sure, self-publishing has always been an option, but the costs often made it impossible for new authors to send their books into the world without also spending a large sum of money. Enter…Amazon KDP (Kindle Direct...

Academic writing is a formal way of writing, mostly used in scholarly publications or universities. It is used in journal articles, books on academic topics, essays, assignments, admission essays, and research papers. The purpose of using academic writing is to display the results of research or critique. How...

Congratulations, you’ve written your book! Now it’s time to take a step back from the story and write about yourself. Yes, that’s right. Every book, be it fiction or non-fiction, usually includes an author bio. And if you have a website, a social media account, or if you’re sending out a book press release,...

Poetry drips with rhyme, rhythm, meaning, and intensity. It inspires, resonates, emboldens, and heightens our experience with that prose. So, just as the name implies, a poetic device adds these same elements to writing using shapes, sounds, words, phrases, and rhyme to enhance or convey meaning. If...

Flat characters that change little throughout a story are usually dull and uninteresting, no matter how exciting the plot itself might be. A character should have intent, a purpose or quest, or at the very least respond to the events around them in a way that might make them believable, frustrating or...