by Tom Corson-Knowles
As a writer, you know that titles are distinguished from surrounding text with italics and quotation marks. What you may not know, however, is when to use which one. Let’s clear up the mystery. Italics Titles of large, stand-alone works such as books, plays,...
by Tom Corson-Knowles
Metaphor consists in giving the thing a name that belongs to something else. [1] —Aristotle, Poetics, c. 335 b.c. A metaphor is a figure of speech, like understatement, hyperbole, or personification. It describes one thing in terms of another to identify a likeness...
by Tom Corson-Knowles
Microsoft Word was first developed in 1983. For many of us, we have been using Word for quite a while now. That means we are set in our ways and have a system of how we operate inside a Word document. However, these Microsoft Word tips and tricks may be just what you...
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One of the key elements to writing a good story or a best-selling book is the perspective in which it is written. Before writing your book, take all the time you need to decide which is the best point of view that you can use. The perspective is extremely important...
by Tom Corson-Knowles
Coming up with a great book title is tough. Sometimes a great title will just pop into your mind while you’re in the shower or taking a walk, but more often than not finding the perfect title for a book requires weeks or even months of thinking. If you...
by Tom Corson-Knowles
Let’s take a second to talk about how busy we are. Let’s face it: our lives have never been more crowded and hectic, and part of that is seemingly by design. A lot of value is placed on being busy all the time, and somehow our culture has twisted this into making...
