Passive voice. Never use it, right? Passive voice schlocks up your writing and kicks off all kinds of warnings in MS Word’s grammar police function. Doesn’t it? No. Passive voice is not taboo, and many excellent writers use it effectively. You have to know the rules and know what you want to say. I completely enjoyed an online lesson at NewsUniversity’s www.newsu.org school, operated by …(there’s more) Continue reading
Chip MacGregor is an intuitive and experienced book agent – literary agent. His web site, or blog, actually, is a font of specific and accurate information for writers and authors who want to sell their writing. My advice, book mark MacGregor’s blog and visit it often. It seems to be a great spot to get the right information when you have general questions about the …(there’s more) Continue reading
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Writers and freelancers, if you aren’t meeting your marketing goals with your blog, book, or website, here are tips for you. Rethink traditional ways to sell yourself and sell your writing. This information is reprinted with permission – it seems so right that sharing it with other writers is a natural. Read it, save it, re-read it, and create a forward moving plan to get …(there’s more) Continue reading
