Traci M. Sanders's Blog, page 31
June 15, 2016
Tip #169: Resources to encourage more reviews for your books
One of the most frequent comments I hear from authors is, “I need more reviews.” Authors know that although reviews don’t necessarily sell books, they do encourage readers to learn more about a potential purchase. Reviews [...]
June 14, 2016
Tip #168: Comma sense (with sir and ma’am)
Today’s post delves a bit deeper into comma usage concerning direct address of a sir or ma’am. As mentioned in yesterday’s post, there are times that warrant capitalization of these words. One is in honorary [...]
June 13, 2016
Tip #167: Capitalizing terms of endearment (and other names)
Today’s post is about capitalization of names–in all forms. This may seem like a trivial topic to some, but it’s one that can cause distraction for some readers. It’s also one of the aspects of
June 12, 2016
Tip #166: “Spread” the word about magazine submissions for authors!
For those who are looking to have short stories, poems, articles, or other short pieces of writing published, magazines are a great place to start, for several reasons: Magazine companies usually accept shorter pieces of [...]
June 11, 2016
Tip #165: All about prepositions!
Remember when you were in elementary or middle school and you were taught never to end a sentence with a preposition? It was practically pounded into your brain, right? Well, that’s not the rule anymore. [...]
June 10, 2016
Tip #164: Literally vs. Figuratively
Today’s tip is about a topic I’ve seen quite often in published books., especially fiction dialogue. I literally can’t believe it’s necessary to do a post on this, but it’s time to stop the metaphorical madness. [...]
June 9, 2016
Tip #163: Using past perfect tense to write flashbacks
Today’s tip is about a topic that many authors struggle with–using past perfect tense (correctly) in flashbacks. One thing that confuses a number of authors is, deciding when to start and stop the usage of [...]
June 8, 2016
Tip #162: Creating your “About Me” page
Some authors/bloggers offer great tips and topics but may find it difficult to write the “about me” page for their blogs or sites. One reason this may be is, some people feel awkward talking about [...]
June 7, 2016
Tip #161: Tips for avoiding the word “very”!
One of the most common issue I see in writing is the overuse of the word “very.” I realize authors are simply using this word to make a stronger statement, and there are times when [...]
June 6, 2016
Tip #160: Managing multiple social-media platforms!
As an author, it’s not always easy to find time to write books much less promote them. But it is a necessary part of the publishing process. And the most effective way to reach your target [...]
