Ask the Editorssarah james, editor of Slackjaw, Medium’s largest humor publication, joins us to share tips on how to make your readers laughArtwork by Jessica Jungton, inspired by Andrea Piacquadio Does humor have a formula? Is it something you just know or can you grow this skillset? Did your reader laugh — aka blow more air out their nostrils […]
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Do fiction and nonfiction writing have anything in common? After all, their goals are fundamentally different. One wants to entertain, the other one mainly educates. But take a look at Hunter S. Thompson’s work and you will know better. Thompson was a master at crafting tight, compelling fiction, and he used these very same fiction […]
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It’s more, so much more, than simply a good messageImage by Tatiana Syrikova on Pexels As a part-time writer and full-time English teacher of over twenty years, I’ve written tons of articles on the art of writing. Though there are no magical ways to write something that will wow every reader, there are ways to assure that […]
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It’s easier than you thinkPhoto by Daria Nepriakhina on Unsplash One of the most important steps in getting published is finding a literary agent. There’s no license or criteria you need to meet to call yourself a literary agent — anyone can do it. Because of this, it’s important to do your due diligence. Researching agents doesn’t have to […]
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Continue readingSource: Unsplash I studied screenwriting in college. As part of that education, I read spec scripts for a film studio and an agent. I also took tons of courses on story structure, formatting, and dialogue. Let’s talk more about that last one. Unless we’re looking at a movie like Eraserhead, most films are predominantly composed of […]
Continue readingPicture Source: Pixabay“If I make you to write like me, I would have killed your individuality.” –Emeka Nobis. One of the decisions I have made in 2019 is to live alone. Well, alone here could mean many things. I mean, I started living away from family since 2001 when I got into a boarding secondary school owned […]
Continue readingPhoto by Filios Sazeides Designing your eBook cover is one of the most important parts of publishing your eBook. Here is a step by step guide to designing a quality eBook cover for free! 1. Research Many writers have no idea where to start when it comes to designing an eBook cover. A great way to formulate […]
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