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How do I Find a Publisher?

Monday, May 16th, 2011
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You often wanted to write a fiction novel, a reference book, or your autobiography. You’ve ended up procrastinating for months or even years. Now it’s time to pick a publisher to publish your writing, which unfortunately could be a convoluted and painstaking method. It is extremely critical that you decide on the correct publisher. In doing so, there are many directions in which you could go and many resources to choose from.

You should most definitely get a latest edition of Writer’s Market or Literary Marketplace as a starting point. Both of these guides give in-depth information about the current publishing market for writers as well as tons of contact and other details about publishing firms. These guides are published yearly; you can also access them by joining their web sites. These guides contain valuable information if your target is to become a published author. As hard as you’ve worked to write your book, the time spent looking for the right publisher will definitely be worth it. (more…)

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Strong transitional phrases

Tuesday, March 29th, 2011
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editingworth11 Strong transitional phrasesTransitional words and phrases can be instrumental in helping your writing read more smoothly, increasing the flow of your prose.  Good transitions are the keys to improving the organization and understandability of your writing, enhancing the connections between ideas.  Consistency and coherent prose make for much easier reading, facilitating the reader’s experience from the first word until the end.

Good transitions usually refer to the relationships between sentences and paragraphs.  There are a number of different relationships that can be referred to using transitional phrases.  For instance, there are transitions that indicate additions (ex. ‘also’, ‘as well as’, ‘furthermore’) or consequences (ex. ‘as a result’, ‘therefore’, ‘then’).  Generalizations and examples can also make useful transitions, with phrases such as ‘generally’ and ‘usually’, or exemplifying phrases like ‘for instance’, ‘in particular’, and ‘such as’. (more…)

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