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Turning Manuscript Jungle into Reader Adventure: How Your Editor Helps

Sometimes a writer’s best ideas land on an editor’s desk looking like a jungle: sentences as tangled as low-hanging vines, paragraphs that wander through the green depths, and words that only deepen the darkness there. This is when editors get excited. It’s not that editors particularly like swinging a machete through a manuscript. But they […]

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Creative Nonfiction: 4 Storytelling Tips for Delivering Truth with Impact

We all love a good story. Stories reach us on levels where mere facts can’t penetrate. Creative nonfiction leverages the intrinsic emotional power of storytelling to pull readers into a deep, memorable encounter with truth. The four storytelling tools in this article (story structure, cinematic thinking, narrative voice, and literary techniques) will amplify the impact

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Delivering the Takeaway: How to Write so you Meet Reader Needs

Deliver one valuable takeaway for your readers in every piece you write. Easy to say. But is it easy to do? Let’s look at how to deliver takeaways you readers can use, by examining that first sentence. Backwards. “In every piece you write” Nothing you take the time to write should be pointless. AI already

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3 Essential Qualities for a Successful Ghostwriting Relationship

Hiring a ghostwriter poses unique challenges. When seeking someone to pick up the lion’s share of your writing project—while maintaining an amiable collaborative relationship—finding just the right person is essential. What would signal that someone is the right ghostwriter for your job? There are three essential qualities you can’t do without: trust, expertise, and affordability.

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