Ways To Describe a Kiss in Your Writing
A kiss is a simple gesture of affection that can say a great deal, often only requiring two interlocked lips miming what words cannot express. Some even consider kissing more intimate than sex. As a writer, you deal with the paradox that you need to put on paper what words cannot express. A cache filled […] READ MORE |
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3 Xlibris Titles Finalists at INDIEFAB Awards
Xlibris Publishing congratulates its exceptional authors who made it as finalists at Foreword Reviews’ INDIEFAB Book of the Year Awards. The awards are more than just a shiny sticker on the front of a book; they help connect the best indie books to readers eager to discover new stories written by previously unknown authors. Here […] READ MORE |
Women Gaining More Power in Self-Publishing
A research by FicShelf, an online community for bibliophiles and writers, showed that more female authors have been doing well in self-publishing. FichShelf discovered that 67% of bestselling authors on popular self-publishing platforms are women compared to 61% of top-selling male authors on Amazon’s top 100 traditionally pubbed books. The results were released on International […] READ MORE |
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 |
March Signals Reading Month
Many seasoned and celebrated writers are voracious readers who have benefited from reading to improve their craft. Their inspiration to write may have come from one impressive read after another or from authors whose writing knack they wish they had. For those who simply love to bury their noses in heaps of books, reading, of […] READ MORE |