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Your Spellchecker Can Catch Punctuation Mistakes

Your Spellchecker Can Catch Punctuation Mistakes by: Jan Kovarik Even though you should never only rely on your spellchecker to find mistakes in your document, you can make the most of your spellchecker by changing the settings. It isn't as...

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To Join a Blogging Site or Not to Join

Blogging is no longer a new concept and has been around for more than two decades now. The rise of social networking sites, such as Facebook and Twitter, may have overshadowed blogs' popularity in recent years, but they are still a valuable tool for ...

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An eBook Publisher's Dilemma Should I Use PDF or Exe Format

An eBook Publisher's Dilemma: Should I Use PDF or Exe Format?by Michael Southon If you write and publish eBooks, sooner or later youwill probably be faced with a dilemma - should youcreate your eBooks as.exe files or.pdf files? PDF, which stands...

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Common Academic Writing Mistakes And How To Avoid Them

You can never write a successful academic essay until and unless your revise it properly. There could be several mistakes while writing an academic paper which could be easily checked while revising. These mistakes are often spelling mistakes, gramma...

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Three Steps To Pump Up The Drama In Your Copy

Three Steps To Pump Up The Drama In Your Copy by: Victoria B. Rosendahl All the world’s a story. Video games have storylines; newspapers report stories; country music lyrics tell a sad tale. At a quick glance it would appear that fiction writ...

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Understanding Editorial Guidelines

As writers, we have all encountered editorial guidelines at some point. Editorial guidelines are essential rules and regulations that a publication or company sets up for writers. These guidelines outline the standards and expectations for content an...

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The Lure Of The Limerick

The Lure Of The Limerick by: Jae Taylor No-one knows for certain how the name of an Irish Mid-Western city came to be associated with the short, irreverent, often bawdy verses of the limerick. Some people believe that it came from the school of...

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Savage Nature: The Life of Ted Hughes

Savage Nature: The Life of Ted Hughes by: Paula Bardell One of the most important poets of the post-war period, Edward James Hughes (1930-1998), was drawn towards the primitive. He was enchanted by the beauty of the natural world, frequently por...

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ABBREVIATIONS MADE EASY

Abbreviations seem easy to understand at first glance. After all, they are just shortened versions of longer words, right? However, as you start encountering more and more abbreviations, things can quickly get confusing. Are you supposed to capitaliz...

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Six Tips for Submitting Fiction

Submitting fiction to publishers and literary agents can be a daunting prospect for aspiring authors. In the highly competitive world of fiction writing, it can be challenging to stand out from the crowd. However, by following some essential tips and...

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