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Bonus tip: Happy Thanksgiving!

I realized that I got ahead somehow in my numbering by two days, for this segment, which actually allows me to take off Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays.

Tip #329: Fine tuning your writing (advanced editing tips)

I’ve offered several different tips aimed at helping authors tighten their writing. Sometimes phrases sneak into our manuscripts and weaken our messages. When editing your manuscript, use the “find” feature and type in phrases like [...]

Tip #328: Incident Vs. Incidence

Today’s tip is about a couple of words that may give others as much trouble as they give me at times. Although these two words sound very similar, there is a difference between incident and [...]

Tip #327: Capitalization of religions and names of deities

Although I’m not going to delve into all the aspects of religion in this post, many authors will run across the need to include these religion-themed terms in writing. Therefore, I felt it pertinent to

Tip #326: Ironic or Coincidental?

Many people misunderstand the meanings of the words ironic and coincidental, and therefore misuse them in conversation and writing. Here are the definitions: Ironic – using words that suggest the opposite of what you intend, usually [...]

Tip #325: Can I use this in my novel? (Content permissions)

Today’s post is all about content permissions. As an author, I have come across this situation many times – wondering if I can include a certain website link, song title, etc., in my novels. This [...]

Tip #324: Take your readers/followers with you!

This is just a quick tip about blogs and websites. When creating your page, don’t forget to make it mobile-friendly. This is a very important step that many authors overlook or don’t realize the importance [...]

Tip #323: Awkward numbers in fiction

In tip #103 in this segment I offered information on writing numbers in novels. But some numbers don’t follow hard-and-fast rules.  For instance, in dialogue, numbers should be written the way they are spoken. Example: [...]

Tip #322: Advance Vs. Advanced

Today’s tip is about a set of words that, sometimes, even I must stop and think about, because that “ed” can be tricky. But there is a difference between advance and advanced. Here are the [...]

Tip #321: Overused phrases in novels

I love it when I read a romance series in which the author offers unique love scenes–not just from book to book, but sometimes from chapter to chapter. It’s not easy to find different ways [...]