Craft of Writing: Use Plain English, Please
Ever read a sentence in a story and excogitate why the author couldn’t just use plain English? The author is guilty of polysyllabism, or using a long word for effect even though a shorter word is better. For example, the first sentence of this entry would have been written as: Ever read a sentence in a story and wonder why the author couldn’t just use plain English? READ MORE
Self-Publishing Advice: How to Upload Your Paperback to KindleDP
For those new to self-publishing, uploading your paperback often is a complex and frustrating process. Unfamiliar terms are used, questions that you as an author have never thought of answering are asked, and when errors occur there’s no real explanation as to how to fix them. And while online “tutorials” are offered, the articles either state the obvious or appear to have been written by software engineers rather than someone who actually understands your plight. My book Upload Your Paperback to KindleDP corrects all of that. The explanations in this book make the process easy to understand and to follow. After all, you just want to get your book uploaded so it’s up for sale, not wonder if you wasted your time writing it because of error messages! SEE BOOK
Writing Tip: Avoid Speeches and Soliloquies in Dialogue
Rarely in real life do people get to give long speeches during conversations. Likewise, when writing dialogue, you should avoid speeches and long soliloquies. READ MORE
Self-Publishing Tip: Skip Headers, Footers, Page Numbers in Ebook
There’s no need to include any headers, footers or page numbers in a manuscript formatted for an ebook. The software used to translate your formatted manuscript into a format readable on an ebook won’t treat the headers and footers as would your Microsoft Word program. READ MORE
This Week’s Podcast: Indie Authors Need to Record Business Transactions
Indie authors always should keep track of their business transactions via journals and ledgers. LISTEN TO PODCAST
Book Marketing Tip: Marketing Your Book: 5 Tips For Authors
The best way to increase your book sales is to market your book. Here are five great tips on how to do just that. READ MORE
Client Spotlight: “Poems and Short Stories from a Feather Brain: Tiny Kisses for your Chaotic Mind” by N.E. Birdie
An editing client of mine has published her first book! In Poems and Short Stories from a Feather Brain: Tiny Kisses for your Chaotic Mind, N.E. Birdie gives voice to those seeking light in the dark, to those who have suffered trauma and have learned to disconnect from authenticity. Her verses thread her deeply personal story into the tapestry of universal connectivity. Offering all a pathway to healing, and guiding those who seek, toward the day when they can love themselves, the world, and another, yet again. Sometimes all it takes is the courage to dance… 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 425 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.
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