Smart Blogger

JANUARY 8, 2024

There are many tutorials that can teach you how to write a blog post. Read through them and you can learn how to craft a perfectly serviceable blog post. In this post — this ultimate, step-by-step guide — we’ll share tips used by professional freelance writers to create spellbinding posts that are adored by thousands.

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Grammarly

JANUARY 18, 2024

Sentence case reflects the way sentences are written in traditional prose. Title case is more commonly seen in formal writing, such as essay titles , published books, titles of magazine articles, and other scholarly works. The post Title Case vs. Sentence Case: What’s the Difference? appeared first on Grammarly Blog.

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Smart Blogger

APRIL 14, 2023

Publish Personal Poetry Blog Blogging is a great way to make money if you know what you’re doing. But there are ways to accelerate the process… Check out this epic post on how to start a blog to find out more. Self-Publish Poetry Book Ever thought about putting your poems together into a book? Plus it’s simple.

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Grammar Underground

MAY 15, 2023

With regularity” may be the worst assault against my prose yet. For starters, skilled editors know that, in publishing, conciseness is a virtue. They can turn prose into a night of the living dead.” The post 'With regularity'? And in that role, I am, from time to time, the victim of editorial malpractice.

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Jane Friedman

OCTOBER 27, 2022

Today’s post is by author and editor Michael Mohr. A great example is my good writer-friend Allison Landa, whose memoir, Bearded Lady: When You’re a Woman with a Beard, Your Secret Is Written All Over Your Face was finally just published by Woodhall Press after a 17-year (yep!) Photo by Nong V on Unsplash. Honestly, the No.

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Jane Friedman

JANUARY 23, 2024

Photo by ConvertKit on Unsplash Today’s post is by writer and book coach Amy Goldmacher. I did have a long list of things I wanted to accomplish: revise an old project and start a new one; write a newsletter/blog post, draft two essays, work on marketing, and so on. Ah, a writing retreat. Doesn’t the idea sound amazing?

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Jane Friedman

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

Photo by cottonbro studio Today’s post is by Tzivia Gover , author of Dreaming on the Page. Each of my published books was birthed from the pages of my notebooks and is peppered with snippets of dreams and morsels of dream wisdom. Journals, like dreams, are the unsung heroes of the literary world. Build a better relationship.

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Grammarly

DECEMBER 7, 2022

Or how Carolyn Keene keeps producing Nancy Drew mysteries ninety years after the first one was published? The works created by ghostwriters can be any type of published writing, including the following: journalism. literary prose. blog posts. Some romance publishers pay just $65 per story. You’re not alone.

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Jane Friedman

JUNE 20, 2023

Photo by Akhilesh Sharma on Unsplash Today’s post is excerpted and adapted from the recently published Build a Better Business Book: How to Plan, Write, and Promote a Book That Matters by Josh Bernoff ( @jbernoff ). Write the question and the objective, and you’re almost ready to write without pain. All you need is a fat outline.

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Jane Friedman

DECEMBER 8, 2022

I read blog posts and craft books, thinking the advice sounds great and I can’t wait to try it. Try not to judge your initial draft by the standards of a finished one or published book. I regularly do three edit passes in working with an author or a publisher, sometimes more. Revision is a process—often a long one. Line edits.

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Smart Blogger

MARCH 30, 2023

Do you need some pizazz for your prose? For the next piece of prose you write, or blog post you publish, try adding a bit of satire or situational comedy to it and see where it takes you. The post 26 Types of Humor to Tickle Your Funny Bone (+ Examples) appeared first on Smart Blogger. to your writing?

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Smart Blogger

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

This post will surely meet you with a writer’s retreat that works for your budget, even if you’re stuck at home. Winter Poetry & Prose Getaway — Atlantic City, New Jersey The Winter Poetry & Prose Getaway is a participant-focused writers’ conference. Are you staying at home and looking for a retreat?

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Jane Friedman

MARCH 16, 2023

Today’s post is by author Adriana Barton ( @AdrianaBarton ). My first outline of Wired for Music (published in October 2022) focused on the neurology, anthropology and health benefits of music. But before my agent inked the deal, my publisher had one major request: “Can you put more of yourself in the book?” More of you.”

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Jane Friedman

OCTOBER 19, 2023

Photo by Steve Johnson Today’s post is by writer, podcaster and editor Wayne Jones. A few weeks ago I began re-reading the short stories of another great American writer, Raymond Carver, whose fiction was published mostly in the 1980s and 1990s (the movie Short Cuts is based on his stories). There are scores of examples.

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The Creative Penn

MAY 12, 2023

How authors might approach co-creating with AI if they want to work with traditional publishers What remains the same despite advances in technology: “Creative AI is going to change everything. Then I would each generate one sentence of a love story, and I published that in Lit Hub a couple of years ago now.

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Grammarly

NOVEMBER 24, 2022

To enhance your prose. ORIGINAL] Which blog was your article published in? REWRITE] In which blog was your article published? . The post Can I End a Sentence with a Preposition? However, be careful because some phrasal verbs also require an object, and it’s still incorrect to use them without one. What is a preposition?

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Jane Friedman

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

Photo by Franco Antonio Giovanella on Unsplash Today’s post is by author Joni B. I never thought of myself that way, at least not until after reading the reviews of my first essay collection published over a decade ago. For starters, it has helped sharpen my prose. But am I a humor writer? What made something funny?

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Smart Blogger

MAY 11, 2023

The term “content writing” covers everything that goes into planning, writing, editing, and publishing written digital marketing content. It might include a blog post (like the one you’re reading now), video or podcast scripts , social media posts , ebooks , white papers , press releases, web pages, and the like.

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Smart Blogger

AUGUST 9, 2023

Every published author starts with that burning query. Writing Space Every published author knows the undeniable magic of a personalized writing space. Visualize Your Success : Close your eyes and imagine holding your published book. Step 5: Publishing Your Book Ah, the final frontier. Was it a main character?

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Jane Friedman

APRIL 19, 2023

They said ebooks (especially self-published ebooks) were going to kill the printed word and put traditional authors, agents, editors, and bookstores out of business. Digital publishing-on-demand was disruptive, and the industry needed to adjust and adapt. I also want to write the best books and blog posts that I can.

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Smart Blogger

MARCH 17, 2023

Revisit your blog posts that got lots of comments or shares. Did you write related posts that could be converted into chapters for your ebook? What are these posts about? Start by reading this blog post about, coincidentally, how to write a blog post. And they do so using simple, easy-to-read prose.

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Smart Blogger

AUGUST 23, 2023

Engaging with your audience goes far beyond just posting a tweet or an Instagram story and calling it a day. Don’t just think of content marketing as a separate entity; consider it an extension of your book, a sprawling universe where your ideas take different shapes and forms — blog posts , podcasts , videos , you name it.

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The Creative Penn

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

But first up— Tell us a bit more about you and how you got into writing and publishing. I had a bunch of publishing contracts, and they all went very badly. I don't know if I can release this book any better than these publishers, but I know for sure I can release them just as bad. You're kind of one of my gurus at the moment.

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The Write Life

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

Poets and Writers Magazine publishes a bi-monthly magazine, which brings you information all in one place. It publishes information on literary grants and awards, publishing deadlines, profiles of writers, and tips to succeed as a writer. That might be a good way for you to get your ideas published in a legitimate magazine.

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Smart Blogger

MARCH 7, 2023

It doesn’t matter if you’re halfway through writing a book, sweating over social media posts, or journaling about your own life, all writers get stuck for creative ideas sometimes. This isn’t about producing ready-to-publish work for your latest freelance writing job. List posts are one of the most popular forms of blogging.

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Jane Friedman

AUGUST 30, 2023

Photo by cottonbro studio Today’s post is by book coach Robin Henry. You’ll find books on this topic, such as Francine Prose’s Reading Like a Writer and How to Read Like a Writer by Erin Pushman, but they tend to take a generalist approach. Writers are frequently advised to read more to improve their writing.

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The Creative Penn

APRIL 9, 2023

This podcast is sponsored by Kobo Writing Life , which helps authors self-publish and reach readers in global markets through the Kobo eco-system. But first up— Tell us a bit more about you and how you got into writing and publishing. She was publishing novels and poetry in the late 1920s, early 30s. Merryn: Thank you, Joanna.

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Smart Blogger

APRIL 13, 2023

In today’s post, we’ll dive into famous allegory examples from literature, movies, and music. Make your voice heard and get your words published. The post 10 Allegory Examples from Literature, Film, & Music (+ Definition) appeared first on Smart Blogger.

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Smart Blogger

JUNE 5, 2023

Plagiarism Checker Premium users have access to the Quillbot plagiarism checker, which scans your text to find sections that don’t accurately credit work published in books, research papers, academic papers, or news sources. No more worry about whether your prose is up to the task. Get those book proposal summaries done quickly.

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The Creative Penn

JUNE 29, 2023

So we found that as you get better working with it, it can write more and more of the prose for you, in your voice and style. So maybe you're someone who uses very punchy dialogue or very short declarative sentences, or whatever it is, it will suss that out from what you gave it, and then it will use that as it writes prose.

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The Creative Penn

FEBRUARY 18, 2024

In the intro, Findaway Terms of Service ; Why Kickstarter is the Most Creative Way to Launch Your Book [ Self-Publishing Advice ]; Sell direct resources ; Why writing books is a career like no other [ Roz Morris ]; You are not what you used to be [ Johnny B. Teaching is one of those jobs, like publishing, that asks a lot of you.

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Smart Blogger

MARCH 24, 2023

Even Forbes believes in the power of writing, having published an article calling writing the “most important skill” to have in business. The next time you see a chiasmus example you like — hopefully, you found a few in this post — put it in your swipe file for safekeeping. Don’t just take it from me, though. And guess what?

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Smart Blogger

MARCH 9, 2023

If an official style guide isn’t available, check out the written content they’ve already published. But a perfect writing sample is one that’s so good the hiring manager will want to publish it. Criteria #5: Format Many job ads will describe frameworks for the type of content they publish. They want results.

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Jane Friedman

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

Today’s post is excerpted from the book The Linchpin Writer: Crafting Your Novel’s Key Moments by John Matthew Fox ( @bookfox ). He burst onto the scene as a 23-year-old wunderkind, publishing his first book to breathless praise and a lucrative advance. Photo by Monstera. Remember Jonathan Safran Foer?

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The Creative Penn

JULY 31, 2023

In the intro, Draft2Digital acquires SelfPubBookCovers ; Different types of creative energy [ Self Publishing Advice ]; Twitter becomes X [ The Verge ]; TikTok text posts [ The Verge ]; What AI can help you do in 30 mins [ Ethan Mollick ]; Discovery Writing with ChatGPT by J. That works for them, they publish books.

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BKA Content

OCTOBER 9, 2022

Blogs published in your name should reflect your personality and overall company philosophy and mission. A well-written company blog post helps you establish an individual online personality that people will come to know through regularly published posts. Hiring blog writing services is a big decision.

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Neil Patel

OCTOBER 13, 2020

List posts can cover all kinds of topics, from the more educational posts on HubSpot like “How to Create a Cinemagraph in 7 Easy Steps” to the clickbaity Buzzfeed lists like “23 People You Seriously Won’t Believe Actually Exist.”. In this article, I’ll guide you through six steps to create an effective list post.

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