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Are You Feeling Dash-ing? Using Punctuation for Effect and Influence
The dash-that curious mark of punctuation people use in their email and letters. Not the hyphen (-), but the dash (--). It's made by hitting the hyphen twice. In most cases, when you type the hyphen twice it will turn into one long dash (). Sometimes you see the dash inserted where a comma would fit; other times you see it where you would put parentheses. How is the dash supposed to be usedand when can you use it to get the effect you want?
Does Each Element of Your Story Further The Theme?
Creative Writing Tips Whichever theme you choose, all the elements, which make up your story, dialogue, conflict, scenes, etc should be written with the theme in mind. Your theme should progress t...
That Cute Li'l Ol' Apostrophe
Have you ever had a student write to tell you they've achieved
Grade A's at exams? I have, and one of them was a grade A in
English! The apostrophe seems to be the most misunderstood punctuation mark in the English language, and yet its use is really very simple.
Write On! - Key Components of Successful Business Communication
Written communication is often the first impression you make on potential customers, business partners, or employers. Because of its significance to your marketing message, it is one of the most important aspects of your business.
Write With Passion: 4 Steps To Emotionally Charge A Nonfiction Article
Emotionally-charged writing is what attracts readers, keeps
them reading, and connects readers to the writer and the
material in nonfiction writing. Prolific writer, Catherine
Franz, now shares with you how she adds emotional impact to
her writing. Plus as a bonus, you can obtain a copy of her
personal list of emotionally-charged words.
8 Tips to Get Publishers to Notice You
If your articles aren't getting published very often, or you just want to increase the chances of them being published, then you will benefit from the tips in this article. 1. Article Length You ...
Recipe for a Style Guide
Wired Online has recently announced its plans to drop capitalization in internet, web, and net, but Wired Magazine continues to capitalize these words. Which should you do? For the most part, it's up to you. To ensure consistency on such tricky words, most editors will have a style guide.
The Unwritten World Of The "Reality" Of Letterwriting
The unwritten reality of letter writing You may wonder why I have chosen this title of this post. Well from my experience is that it is really hard to put the feeling into words about what letter w...
Writing HI-LO Material (High Interest, Low Ability) for Slow Readers
If you can write interesting, well-paced material for adults or children who are slow readers, you will have an ever-hungry market. Here are some simple guidelines.
Writing Your Best-Selling Non-Fiction Book Title
Great titles really do sell more books. Missing the mark with
your book, e-book or e-report title is a mistake made by 99% of
book writers. Find out how to quickly and easily write magnetic
book titles that will sell your book like wildfire.
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