Category: Writing Tips
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Designing the Perfect Book Cover: Tips and Trends
Creating the perfect book cover is an art form that blends creativity, psychology, and market savvy. As the first point of contact between the book and its potential readers, a well-designed cover can make or break a book’s success. Here are some tips and trends to help you design a cover that stands out on…
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ISBNs and Barcodes: What They Are and Why Your Book Needs Them
As we progress through the book production process, it’s crucial to address the significance of an ISBN and a barcode. While some companies provide ISBNs or include them in their packages, authors may not fully grasp the importance of these identifiers. This article aims to delve deeper into what an ISBN is, emphasize the advantages…
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Tips for Self-Editing: The Active Versus Passive Voice
If you tuned in to last week’s blog posts, you’ll have seen some guidelines for self-editing that touch on basic grammatical edits, with the active versus passive voice as one of them. Friday’s post offered a general overview of the differences, but let’s dive a little deeper into the nuances of these two sentence structures.…
