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by Word Alive Press
Let’s get one thing out of the way right off the bat: I have never read a book in which I didn’t spot a typo. Not one. At least not one that I can ...
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by Word Alive Press
Back when I was in university, I read a novel that has gone down in my personal canon as “the best book ever.” It was one of those crazy page-turne...
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by Word Alive Press
In writing, there’s an enigmatic old expression that gets passed around a lot—but its meaning may not be entirely clear to the person receiving the...
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by Word Alive Press
For the last couple of months, we’ve been digging deep into what constitutes effective research, and how you can make sure you’re making smart choi...
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by Word Alive Press
Last month, we started a conversation about how to conduct good online research. We focused on a few fundamentals in terms of how to determine whet...
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by Word Alive Press
Of all the things I learned in college, there is one specific lesson in one specific class that especially stands out in my memory. At the time it ...
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by Word Alive Press
If you sign up for editing at Word Alive Press, one of the early decisions you’ll be asked to make is whether to capitalize the deity pronoun in yo...
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by Word Alive Press
It’s a frequently asked question among new writers: “How long should my book be?” And predictably, it’s a difficult question to answer… because of ...
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by Word Alive Press
Speaking as an author, perhaps my favourite part of the writing process is the rush of excitement that comes when a new idea occurs to me and I s...
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by Word Alive Press
Anyone else feeling a bit burnt out? If the audience reading this blog is anything like my group of close writer friends, the answer is probably “Y...
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by Word Alive Press
Providing Context and IDing the ReaderDuring the editing process of many a manuscript, authors wring their hands over the perfect title, and over t...
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by Word Alive Press
I can still remember exactly where I was when I first learned about the Amazon Kindle. It was the fall of 2007, smartphones hadn’t yet flooded th...
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