Emotional words, like chilling or passion, work well for both nonfiction and fiction book descriptions. You can Googlepower wordsto find some good ones. Don’t overdo it, though! You’ll also want to consider what people might be Googling that would lead them to your book. This is especial...
If you’re like many first-time nonfiction writers, you’ve probably wondered, “How do I research for my book?” I get this question a lot, and there are plenty of tips I can share. But before I dive into it, I’m going to throw you a curveball: Don’t assume you have to do...
I read as many nonfiction books as I can — at least one a week. It’s a requirement, first, to decide if I want to speak with an author and share their ideas, and, second, to make the conversation valuable if I do decide to have them on as a guest. (This may ...
When I get disoriented I read whatever is the part of the project I read the least recently. That way it feels like I’m reading somebody else’s work and I feel like: Hey! This person’s good! Or crappy. Whichever. It’s a simple technique but it works for me. The other thing ...
Without this understanding, you're essentially shouting into the void, pouring your effort into a book that no one is looking to read. But where do you start? Well… Fiction or Nonfiction By now you probably have a good idea of what you specifically want to write, but even if that’s ...
As long as you know how to write a research paper properly, you’ll find they’re not so bad . . . or at least less painful. In this guide we concisely explain how to write an academic research paper step by step. We’ll cover areas like how to start a research paper, how to...
Watson like "The Speckled Band" and "A Scandal in Bohemia". 5. War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy (narrated by Edoardo Ballerini) Buy on Amazon Add to library One of the most recognizable literary epics might be a long read, so why not take the audiobook for a spin? Settle in for Tolstoy...
If you'd like to read a short introduction to the school of thought that gave rise to close reading, this is the place to go. Poetry Foundation's entry on New Criticism is concise and accessible. "New Criticism" (Washington State Univ.) ...
The option tobuy a comparison essaycan help you become more aware of the structure of such an essay, as well as the writing techniques needed to create an effective essay. Areas of interest The greatest advantage of compare and contrast essay is that you can write about anything you like. ...
A journalist for almost two decades, she is the author of Biography of a Body and Buffalo Steel. She also teaches journalism as an adjunct professor at New York University's School of Professional Studies and creative nonfiction at the Muse Writing Center, and coaches with the New York ...