A contraction is a literary device used to make your writing less formal and more conversational. Since contractions approximate the “sounds” of spoken words used in informal conversation, they’re interpreted in your reader’s minds as written language that’s more relaxed and easier to digest. Language that’s formal or hard to process, such as that used…
The use of the passive voice in works of nonfiction is a highly debated subject in writers circles, where the active voice is generally the preferred choice. In this article I’ll first explain what the passive voice is and when it’s okay to use it in nonfiction and then I’ll close with several examples of…
This article is a basic sentence structure primer for nonfiction authors (or any other writers, for that matter!). It begins by defining and giving examples of the different building blocks that are required to create sentence structures and it ends by introducing the 4 types of sentence structure most commonly used in the English language….
In this article you’ll learn the top 5 skills of a nonfiction writer that are needed to create a compelling book that connects with your audience and that competes effectively with the best nonfiction books in your niche. These are the same skills that professional nonfiction authors take advantage of every day to produce great…
If this is the first time you set out to write a nonfiction book and you want to know how long your paragraphs should be, you might be asking yourself questions like: What’s the ideal paragraph size? Can a paragraph be 3 sentences? Is a 300-word paragraph too long? So, you do the next logical…
In this article, you’ll learn the five rules of writing paragraphs that are necessary to create a work of nonfiction that connects with readers effectively. Technically speaking, a paragraph is a unit of writing that’s composed of a beginning, where you introduce your main idea, a middle, where you expand on it, and an end,…
The introductory paragraph of your nonfiction book plays the important role of inviting your readers to embark a new journey of discovery. This is a journey that’ll reveal a new, exciting solution to a problem that they’re currently being afflicted by. Now, if you’ve done your preparatory work correctly, you’ll have identified the above problem-solution…
Here’s a full list of punctuation marks to add structure and clarity to your writing. Below, you’ll find detailed information about their usage with plenty of examples to use as a reference. Role of Punctuation Marks in Language Punctuation marks are symbols that add clarity and order to written language. But they’re often misunderstood and…
This article will focus on the different types of paragraphs that you can use in nonfiction writing with clear examples for your reference. There are four types that are ideally suited for this genre. Each has different characteristics that’ll work best in different areas of your book, as explained below: Expository Paragraph Type: This type…
If you’re looking for a good writing skills article to help you develop as a nonfiction writer, you’ve come to the right place. In this article you’ll learn a number of powerful guidelines to help you develop into a nonfiction author who knows how to connect with your audience and who knows how to communicate…
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