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You need a system when writing a how to book. But which one is best? This article discusses what to look for when selecting a writing system.
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When first time authors are just getting into the business, they really want to learn and be sure they know how to write a good novel. The advice they usually get is to read as many books by successful authors in the same genre as that which they are interested in.
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Kell’s Legend (Clockwork Vampire) by Andy Remic Kell is a legendary hero according to the stories, of course stories don’t tell you everything and having tried to put that life behind him Kell married and raised a family. When we meet him the only person in the world who still seems to be speaking to
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The London Eye Mystery by Siobhan Dowd Here is the blurb: When Ted and Kat watched their cousin Salim get on board the London Eye, he turned and waved before getting on. But after half an hour it landed and everyone trooped off – and no Salim. Where could he have gone? How on earth
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Between Planets by Robert Heinlein But few outside of Robert Heinlein’s devotees know that many of his works were aimed at, and market to, children before they became popular among adults too. Between Planets is one such novel . At one time serialized in altered format in the magazine Boy’s Life, the tale is bursting
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Rain by Conrad Williams Last year, one of the novels I enjoyed the most was Conrad Williams’ “One” and among the things that distinguish themselves in that novel is the feelings of the main character for his son. The same thing can be easily noticed in Conrad Williams’ novella, the feelings of the main character,
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It is very common to have students give a book report. There isn’t any faster way to bore your class than to have each student stand up and share the summary of a story.What can you do to improve student attention and reading fluency all at once? Create some podcasts to share! By adding the
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In recent months publicity focusing in on the book industry has been quite poor. Authors and publishers are up in arms about the treatment of their work in regards to copyright issues, and there is much talk about the quintessential foundation of America: lawsuits. Many authors and publishers are worried about the rights to their
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Wings of Creation (The Silver Ship) by Brenda Cooper Cooper explores what it means to be human by exploring what isn’t and in doing so does more to illuminate the human condition than any bit of “realistic” fiction ever could. However, I felt the story was overlong, dragging in the parts when Cooper pauses to
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Is your book introduction designed to seal the sale? Probably not; many open a book to read, see an introduction, yawn, think boring and turn the page. Why, because authors, including myself, have treated the introduction as only a ‘why I wrote the book’ page. Most people don’t care as much ‘why you wrote the
The Tales of Beedle the Bard by JK Rowling