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How Long Should a Book Be?
A novel starts a word at a time, building one upon the other. A fellow writer stated, “A word upon … More
Format a Book for Self-Publication
You’ve written a book. Do you know how to format it for self-publishing online?
NOM de PLUME – What’s in a Name?
Originally posted on Springfield Writers' Guild:
ELLERY QUEEN – Photo: Al Aumuller, Library of Congress Why would any author want to write…
Your Editing Toolbox
If you haven’t read your manuscript, fiction or nonfiction, at least three-to-five times, you’re not ready to publish it yet. … More
Change Straight Quotes to Curly Quotes
What About Curly Quotes vs. Straight Quotes? Does it really matter if you use straight quotes (“)? Curly quotes (“ ”), … More
The Write-Design 