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Blog – Resources for Writers

Blog – Resources for Writers

Resources for Writers

Useful advice from basic grammar & punctuation to the publishing process.

Here you will find simple explanations of techniques to improve your writing and save you editing costs.

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How to punctuate dialogue

Lay laid lie

Who vs whom

Types of editing explained

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Show, don’t tell

Three bedrooms: historic, present, future

Authenticity in World Building

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How to use an Em or En dash

A character hugging themselves to demonstrate how physical actions can convey emotions

Character gestures and physical descriptions

Caveman boy sitting on the rock and looking at him self in the water reflection in lake.

How to introduce character descriptions within a narrative

Graphic displaying the use of who or whom.

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Who or whom

Graphic explaining lay lie and lay,

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Lay laid or lie

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Quickly sort your chapters in Word

Scared girl with a book

My Own Beta Read

How to market your book

How to market your book

Publisher contract

Publishing Offers

Omniscient point of view

What are filter words?

What are filter words?

How to find a publisher

How to find a publisher or agent

Book Cover - Girl with the Gold Bikini by Lisa Walker

The Girl with the Gold Bikini

Flash Fiction

30 days of flash fiction

Dangling modifiers

Dangling, misplaced and squinting modifiers

How to use a semicolon

How to use a semicolon

Graphic representing dialogue punctuation.

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How to punctuate dialogue

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Competitions & opportunities

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Ouch! Negative reviews

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Pitch perfect

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Stories from conflict

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The sound of proofreading

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