Dialogue writing is an art. In this blog post I’ll discuss the basics of dialogue, how to keep it tight, how to communicate by what the characters don’t say, how to reveal a wealth of information with a few spoken lines, and more. What is dialogue writing? Dialogue writing is the expression of speech between…
Creative nonfiction is a genre of writing that combines the formality and factual basis of traditional journalism with the more subjective creativity of storytelling. This blog post will discuss what it means to write in this genre, why it matters and how you should approach it. What is creative nonfiction? The genre of creative nonfiction…
If you’re unsure about how many sentences are in a paragraph, then this post is for you. You’ll find out what the purpose of a paragraph is in nonfiction and fiction writing, how paragraphs should be structured, their typical length, and the number of sentences in a typical paragraph. What’s the Purpose of a Paragraph?…
This post is about realistic fiction, what it is and how to use it in your writing. A realistic story is one that mirrors real life. So, the characters are not superheroes or magical beings. Realistic characters are based on people who live in the world we know today, with all its complexities and challenges….
I know – grammar class was like the most boring class in school. And punctuation marks were never an exciting topic. But punctuation will make or break your writing. Punctuation marks are important to the flow of a sentence. They insert necessary pauses, they provide clarity, they create links and they express emotion. Punctuation marks…
Extended metaphors are figures of speech where you compare two different things that are not alike in order to illustrate or emphasize their similarities. This can be a difficult concept to understand at first and many times they’re used in a less than optimal way, but they’re an excellent literary device when used correctly. In…
In this article I’ll explain what the active voice is in the English language, I’ll highlight its benefits for the nonfiction genre and then I’ll show you several examples in a variety of tenses to highlight the contrast between the use of the active and passive voices in a sentence. What is the Active Voice?…
When you write a nonfiction paragraph, you’re more than just writing, you’re creating a mind-to-mind connection between you and your readers, like a bridge. In this article, you’ll learn a how to craft sound nonfiction paragraphs by looking at their structure, length and type so that your words can flow effortlessly through this symbolic bridge….
Second only to the book cover, the introduction of a nonfiction book is the most important sales asset at your disposal. In fact, if your book cover is the “lead magnet” that catches the reader’s attention, your introduction is the “closer” that seals the deal. If you don’t nail this part of your book content,…
A transition is a word or a group of words that create a bridge between two ideas (i.e. between two subsequent paragraphs) or between two sentences within a paragraph, for the purpose of establishing a natural flow in the narrative. Since there’s a nearly unlimited number of transition possibilities in the English language, I’ll devote…
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