Keeping Your Writing Short and Sweet
Wordiness grates on the reader’s ears. It is a literary crime that every mindful writer avoids. As a writer, you owe it to your readers to tell your stories as clearly as possible. Here are tips to avoid sentence obesity and keep your writing in shape. Use stronger verbs instead of nouns, but use nouns […] READ MORE |
AUTHOR ADVICE
Opening Lines To Hook Your Readers
Writing for today’s smartphone-obsessed generation requires that you create more than an exciting plot. You stand against smart gadgets that have dwindled humanity’s attention span more than ever. Studies reveal that the average attention span of humans has dropped from 12 seconds in 2000 to a paltry eight seconds in 2013. Your challenge is to […] READ MORE |
Keith Ogorek Reveals the ‘4 Paths to Publishing’
Nothing says you’re a writer more than seeing your name on the copy of your published book. Getting published may not be your ultimate goal but it could be one of the turning points in your writing career. With so many publishing options available for today’s writers, which one do you take? To guide aspiring […] READ MORE |
Xlibris Author Jean Farish Ph. D. Shares the ‘Inner World of Creative Writers’ – Part 3
Jean further walks you through her creative writing process on this final sequel of her Xlibris Author Advice. Journal leads to discovering her passion for transformational writing Jean’s Xlibris book finds its cornerstone in journal writing. My book, “The Long Journey Home,” was inspired by my inner world of in-depth contemplation and capturing present moments […] READ MORE |
Xlibris Author Jean Farish Ph. D. Shares the ‘Inner World of Creative Writers’ – Part 2
Xlibris author Jean Farish further unveils a creative writer’s “secret world” on this Xlibris Author Advice sequel. Writers become the heroes of their own journey by creating their own masterpieces with powerful messages that remain like a fragrance of a beautiful flower in bloom. Writers are compelled to unleash the songs in their hearts. Just […] READ MORE |