by Zoe M. McCarthy | Oct 1, 2015 | Writing
“[Word usage is] something teachers generally expect you to pick up on your own, and it’s the thing you’re most likely to get skewered for if you screw up.” — Mignon FogartyBelow are common word-usage errors. My resources are Mignon Fogarty’s Grammar...
by Zoe M. McCarthy | Sep 24, 2015 | Blogging
“Create content that teaches. You can’t give up. You need to be consistently awesome.” — Neil PatelHere’s a model that has kept me:Constant in publishing blogsConsistent outside and inside my contentConcise in wording my contentClear in my contentCreative...
by Zoe M. McCarthy | Sep 10, 2015 | Writing
“To me, your writer’s voice is the expression of YOU on the page.” — Rachelle GardnerA few years ago, I found my writer’s voice while I wrote a short story. At that time, I couldn’t define what writer’s voice is. Now I’ve done research, and made a list of...
by Zoe M. McCarthy | Sep 3, 2015 | Writing
“Include books that are similar to yours in theme, tone, style and/or genre.” — Rachelle GardnerI’ve noticed writers, myself included, struggling to find comparable books for publishers. Many blogs explain why publishers want Comparable Titles and how to...
by Zoe M. McCarthy | Aug 27, 2015 | Writing
“The skill of a skilled writer tricks you into thinking that there is no skill.” —Dwight V. Swain (Techniques of the Selling Writer)I recommend the following books on the craft of writing. Here are quotes from each to inspire you to get a copy or reread...
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