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How Do You Create a Unique Writing ‘Style’?

Rob Bignell, Editor/Author @inventingreality.bsky.social · 8m

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Every author writes in a certain “style.” Style is the choice of vocabulary and phrasing to create an effect that runs through the entire story.Consider this snippet from Arthur C.…

Writing Prompt: Gift a missing part

Rob Bignell, Editor/Author @inventingreality.bsky.social · 31m

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Suffering from writer’s block or need to add some spunk to your writing? The problem may be that you need to change up your routine. To that end, try this tip: One way to come up with a g…

Rob Bignell, Editor/Author @inventingreality.bsky.social · 45m

How to Follow a Writing Process for Your Nonfiction Book #author #writer #indieauthors #amwriting #writingcommunity www.amazon.com/dp/1948872382

Decide what your book’s website will look like

Rob Bignell, Editor/Author @inventingreality.bsky.social · 48m

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Before constructing your website or even deciding what pages you’ll have on your website, you’ll need to think about what the website page should look like. While each page will differ slightl…

Avoid Small Talk in Your Story’s Dialogue

Rob Bignell, Editor/Author @inventingreality.bsky.social · 1h

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In the real world, people frequently use small talk as a courtesy to others or to fill moments of awkward silence. We’ve all done it before – “How’s the weather there?” … “How are the kids?” ……

Avoid violating chronology when plotting story

Rob Bignell, Editor/Author @inventingreality.bsky.social · 1h

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Unless you’re a deft writer or have one incredible editor, resist the urge to shift back and forth in time from scene to scene. Instead, tell the story as it unfolds chronologically. That is, …

How to Make Characters Three-Dimensional

Rob Bignell, Editor/Author @inventingreality.bsky.social · 1h

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Today’s sophisticated readers generally demand that your stories contain three-dimensional characters, that is, a protagonist who behaves like a real person and who probably grows by learning somet…

Skip Headers, Footers, Page Numbers in Ebook

Rob Bignell, Editor/Author @inventingreality.bsky.social · 1h

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Among the most common novice writers formatting their ebooks run into is including headers, footers and page numbers in their manuscript. Unfortunately, this often leads to the book’s title, a…

Five Great Quotations about Stories

Rob Bignell, Editor/Author @inventingreality.bsky.social · 1h

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“After nourishment, shelter and companionship, stories are the thing we need most in the world.” – Philip Pullman“They aren’t just entertainment. Don’t be fooled. They are all we …

5 Great Humorous Thoughts on Writing

Rob Bignell, Editor/Author @inventingreality.bsky.social · 1h

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“If you say Stephen King’s name while looking in the mirror three times, all your adverbs disappear.” – Stefanie Simpson“If you say ‘EL James’ in the mirror three times, you’ll .” – Kar…

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5 Writing Mistakes You ALWAYS Want To Avoid

Rob Bignell, Editor/Author @inventingreality.bsky.social · 1h

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• Passive voiceVerbs give sentences and books vibrancy. When too many of them in a story are passive or weak, the writing sounds drab.• Telling not showingPerhaps the most common mistake among novi…

Consider structuring story with ‘plot inversion’

Rob Bignell, Editor/Author @inventingreality.bsky.social · 2h

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Several variations of a standard plot (inciting incident-rising action-climax-falling action-denouement) exist in storytelling. One you might use is called a plot inversion. This type of story…

Promote Your Book at Writing Conferences

Rob Bignell, Editor/Author @inventingreality.bsky.social · 2h

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Another way to promote your book is through a public appearance at a writing conference. Writing organizations, colleges and other groups offer a wide variety of such programs. Typically, they…

How to upload your book to Kindle Direct Publishing

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Rob Bignell, Editor/Author @inventingreality.bsky.social · 2h

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Perhaps the step that most frightens authors in the self-publishing process is uploading their manuscript to be published as a paperback at Kindle Direct Publishing Especially for those with limite…

Don’t be guilty of polysyllabism (Huh?)

Rob Bignell, Editor/Author @inventingreality.bsky.social · 2h

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Ever read a sentence in a story and wonder why the author couldn’t just use plain English?The author is guilty of polysyllabism, or using a long word for effect even though a shorter word is b…

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Rob Bignell, Editor/Author @inventingreality.bsky.social · 2h

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Editing Tip: Revise by deconstructing

Rob Bignell, Editor/Author @inventingreality.bsky.social · 3h

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While analyzing your own draft, try deconstructing the piece into the various elements of fiction (plot, setting, character, point of view, theme, style, etc.). This can be beneficial in determinin…

How to Design Your Cover’s Background

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Rob Bignell, Editor/Author @inventingreality.bsky.social · 3h

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Sometimes when self-publishing, the artwork you’ve selected doesn’t fill the entire cover. In that case, the background of your document that you’re building the cover on will show. You’…

6 Tips for Organizing a Book Reading/Signing

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Rob Bignell, Editor/Author @inventingreality.bsky.social · 3h

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• Steps in organizing a book presentationWhen organizing a book signing, reading, or other presentation related to your title, you might want to break down your effort into several smaller steps. D…

Quick fix: Long-term vs. longterm vs. long term

Rob Bignell, Editor/Author @inventingreality.bsky.social · 3h

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Here’s a set of words that have been an ongoing problem among writers.Long-term with a hyphen, as in long-term disability, is the correct form.The confusion probably comes from the fact that a simi…