On Fridays, we like to share writing tips and tricks with our readers. We hope this section will encourage and inspire you to continually improve as a writer. Writing Tip – Using the Right Adjective Gusty, smoky, gray, mist-like. … Adjectives are our means of capturing the look, sound and feel of something. We use…
Read moreOne of my greatest joys is helping authors publish their books, and my mission is to make publishing a great experience. In the course of my work week, I receive hundreds of emails, dozens of phone calls and attend several meetings. Time is my most precious resource. Every week I am contacted by people who…
Read moreOn Fridays we like to share writing tips and tricks with our readers. We hope this section will encourage and inspire you to continually improve as a writer. Tip – Using the Semicolon Don’t be afraid to utilize the dreaded semicolon in your writing. Sometimes, you’ll need to link complex sentences together, perhaps with an…
Read moreThis past weekend, WestBow Press had the pleasure of being present at the two day Women of Faith event in Kansas City, Mo., for the first time. The event took place Nov. 2 and 3, at the Sprint Center in (the lively Power and Light District of) Kansas City. Women of Faith hosted many wonderful…
Read moreOn Fridays we like to share writing tips and tricks with our readers. We hope this section will encourage and inspire you to continually improve as a writer. Writing Tip – Changing Perspective Walk around the block or hike a new trail. Absorb your surroundings. Stop, turn around and look back, observing where you have…
Read moreSo, you have written, edited and printed your book. Congratulations! You have accomplished quite an achievement and you should be extremely proud. Now you are about to face your greatest challenge yet: convincing your fellow literary lovers that they should read your book. It is a noisy world out there: the average person receives thousands…
Read moreOn Fridays, we like to share writing tips and tricks with our readers. We hope this section will encourage and inspire you to continually improve as a writer. Writing Tip – Cut, Cut, Cut Writers often fall in love with their words and phrases. Cutting your work down can feel like you are removing your…
Read moreYou’ve probably known for a while that you want to write a book. Now, all you need to do is get the words onto the page. Of course, anyone who has ever sat down to write anything more than a grocery list knows that it’s rarely so simple. But just as every thousand-mile journey must…
Read moreOne of the top reasons readers purchase a particular book is the book’s endorsements and reviews. Yet many books don’t include a single endorsement on their cover or have a single review on the major online retailers’ sites. Endorsements and reviews provide confirmation of the book’s quality and remove uncertainty from the transaction. Online reviews…
Read moreOn Fridays we like to share writing tips and tricks with our readers. We hope this section will encourage and inspire you to continually improve as a writer. Writing Tip – Write a Draft While you write, remember that your manuscript is only finished when you decide it is. Don’t feel pressure to write perfectly…
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