Capital Letters: What Words Deserve Capitalization?

Capital Letters: What Words Deserve Capitalization?

Misusing capital letters is a sign of an amateur writer. But you’re not an amateur. You’re a pro. So, how can you be sure to capitalize all the right words? Capitalize the First Letter of a Sentence Every time you start a new sentence, you need a capital...
Its or It’s: Choose the Right one

Its or It’s: Choose the Right one

When writing, you have to make a lot of choices. One you want to get right is choosing its or it’s. So, how do you know which to use? Its or It’s Explained While many people get this wrong, you can get it right. Here’s how to choose between these two...
6 Tips to Publish Your Self-Help Book

6 Tips to Publish Your Self-Help Book

Thinking of publishing a self-help book? You’re not alone. According to Words Rated, 15,000 new self-help titles hit the shelf every year. Why? Because personal development is big business. Hence why readers buy 10 million of these helpful books every year....
Delete “I Think” from Your Nonfiction Book

Delete “I Think” from Your Nonfiction Book

Nonfiction writers have a unique challenge. They must get their facts right and make them interesting to readers. Meeting this challenge requires writers to look for every opportunity to trim down their words. A two-word phrase every nonfiction writer should get rid...
What’s the Easiest Genre to Write?

What’s the Easiest Genre to Write?

Publishing a best-selling book can reap some serious financial rewards. And if you want to do that sooner rather than later, you may be asking, What’s the easiest genre to write? Before we get to that answer, here’s a question for you. Why Do You Want to...
31 Halloween Writing Prompts

31 Halloween Writing Prompts

Want to do some creepy, crawly writing this Halloween season? Get the ink flowing every day with thirty-one Halloween writing prompts. Halloween Writing Prompts for You You wake up on Halloween morning to discover that you have a superpower related to the holiday....