Utilize Literary Dream Device with Caution – Inventing Reality’s Newsletter for Dec. 2, 2025

Plotting Your Book: Utilize Literary Dream Device with Caution
The purpose of our nightly dreams remains unclear, for they appear to be void of any consistent meaning. In literature, however, dreams are quite the opposite. Chock full of symbolism, they can help define the character and advance the plot by foreshadowing events. This device in fiction is known as a literary dream. READ MORE

How to Format Your Paperback: Easy to Understand, Practical Tips
Your paperback needs to look good. Readers depend upon a clean, organized structure in your book to more easily navigate it. If your book looks unprofessional, readers are apt to think that your writing also is disorganized and incomplete. My book Format Your Paperback covers how to use Microsoft Word to format your self-published paperback and is good for both fiction and nonfiction titles. Using easy to understand and short explanations, it describes how to create a copyright page, a table of contents, the main text, page numbers, and much more. SEE BOOK

Writing Tip: Outline Your Scene When Stuck on What to Write
When stuck writing your story, you may want to borrow a technique from screenwriting by making a scene outline. This is a blow-by-blow description of the story’s events. READ MORE

Self-Publishing Tip: Products/Services You Can Build Around Your Book
If looking to increase your income, writing a book that leads people to purchasing your services or products is a great idea. READ MORE

This Week’s Podcast: Delete Laugh Track from Your Story
Another way to tighten your writing is to leave out the laugh track. In comedy television shows, fake recorded laughter often is added to suggest that an audience is present – and to suggest to viewers at home that they also should find a joke humorous. In your story, a laugh track is present when you also give readers hints about how they should react. LISTEN TO PODCAST

Book Marketing Tip: How to Make Your Press Release Newsworthy
Some mainstream media will ignore your release because they deem it as less news than an advertisement for your product. Indeed, an announcement that your book will be released or that it has been released usually won’t cut it. READ MORE

Client Spotlight: “Opereight” by Truitt Wieland
A recent editing client has published his first nonfiction self-help book. “Opereight,” by Truitt Wieland, is the story of a burned-out 44-year-old juggling chaos to becoming a disciplined man doing hundreds of burpees a day. What started in a gym in a small corner of his garage reshaped his body, rebuilt his confidence, and pulled him out of autopilot into full ownership of his health, habits, and future. Find out in this book how me made this journey and how you can too. The book is available in paperback, ebook and hardcover at Amazon and assorted other outlets. CHECK IT OUT

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My name is Rob Bignell. I’m an affordable, professional editor who runs Inventing Reality Editing Service, which meets the manuscript needs of both aspiring and published writers and offers a variety of self-publishing services. During the past 15 years, I’ve helped more than 400 novelists and nonfiction authors obtain their publishing dreams at reasonable prices. I’m also the author of a novel, the Storytelling 101 Quick Read series, four children’s books, more than 25 bestselling hiking guidebooks, and even a book of poetry. Several of my short stories in the literary and science fiction genres also have been published.