Xlibris Writing Tips| Famous Romance Writers
Xlibris Publishing commemorates Valentine’s Day by celebrating some of the most famous romance writers in literature. More than writing fiction that has endured the test of time, these romance writers left marks on the genre of romance that have yet to go away. Consider these famous romance writers when writing your own romances. William […] READ MORE |
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Xlibris Writing Tips| Misused Words
There are certain terms and concepts that have been thrown around in the media that are heavily misused or applied, in ways contrary to actual meanings and definitions. There is a wide variety terms, concepts, and quotes that have been misused throughout written English. While there are far too many such words and phrases to […] READ MORE |
Xlibris Writing Tips| The Devil is the Details
Details can enliven a story or choke it. All authors have asked themselves at some point, ‘Am I using too much or too little detail?’ Many writers struggle between saying too little, resulting in bare-bones writing, or saying too much, resulting in superfluous purple-prose. Some authors became famous and successful while using a detail minimalist […] READ MORE |
Xlibris Writing Tips| Historical Revisionism
As it is with people, history is complicated and nuanced. Rarely, if ever is history clean-cut or black-and-white, with one side or individual being the sole party at fault. Unfortunately, over the centuries and generations the retellings of history have been at times altered, exaggerated, or even ignored, sometimes for the sake of simplification or […] READ MORE |
Xlibris Writing Tips| Original Fantasy Settings
For decades, fantasy stories have had a tendency to take place in what some would call the Traditional Fantasy Setting. While variations and origins might vary, at their most basic, many fantasy stories revolve around a traditional formula of humans, elves, dwarves and maybe some other races, all living in a medieval, pseudo-European land. This […] READ MORE |