Writing & Editing News

• 20/05/2019in Writing & Editing Resources

  How Storytelling Was Renewed and Refashioned by Graphic Novels

  The engaging words and images mix of graphic novels (long-form narratives in the style of comic books) has enabled creative storytellers to craft compelling stories. Academic and critical respect has followed for what was once identified as an inferior reading genre. The internet age and the reduced free time people have today have boosted the...
• 13/05/2019in Writing & Editing Resources

  Building Strong Agent-Author Relationships

  When an author has a new manuscript, or even the strong beginnings of one, to present to agents, the author needs to be ready to nurture the relationship from the first contact. The agent-author connection is much like any other relationship in that a healthy one benefits both parties based on what they put into...
• 06/05/2019in Writing & Editing Resources

  An Interesting Life Deserves an Amazing Memoir

  Have you done something in your life that few others have, or perhaps something your friends and family only wish they had? Have you had a life experience that has fundamentally changed the way you look at things or the way you act or live? If so, you should consider putting your experiences in writing...
• 29/04/2019in Writing & Editing Resources

  Is the Current Climate Boosting the Use of Satire in the United States?

  Satire uses humor and irony to criticize society, individuals, or other subjects satirists consider worthy of ridicule. In February of this year, The Independent asked, “Donald Trump has at least made American satire great again – but why didn’t Brexit do the same for Britain?” The Trump presidency is prime material for satire in this...
• 22/04/2019in Writing & Editing Resources

  Word Fillers Are Story Killers!

  When a writer has a deadline to meet and a word count to fill, it is tempting to make sentences wordier, opting for flowery descriptions rather than powerful prose. Editors will watch for this kind of extra wording and will often delete it in bulk, leaving sentences tighter and more efficient. Filler words also tend...