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inventingrealityediting.com5 Great Humorous Thoughts on Writing“It’s a thousand pages, give or take a few/I’ll be writing more in a week or two.” – The Beatles“Writing and travel broaden your ass if not your mind and I like to write standing up.” –…

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Marketing scams aimed at writers via email are rampant. Here’s the latest list of scammers: Sophie Praise sophiepraise0@gmail.com Sophia Langford noble3463@gmail.com #bookmarketingscam #author #writing #amwriting #writer #writerslife #indieauthor #amediting #booksky

thenovelwritingpodcast.buzzsprout.comHow to Spot Book Marketing Scams, with Rob Bignell - The Novel Writing PodcastIf your author email inbox (or spam folder) is filled with messages supposedly from big name authors (or agents and publishers), emails from randos asking to beta read your book, or out-of-the-blue invitations to feature your book in their book cl...

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inventingrealityediting.comYour first written sentence is the foundation of all of your dreamsYou dream of being a published author. Achieving that dream necessitates, of course, that you first have a novel, a short story, or a nonfiction book that can be published.Forget about editing, for…

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inventingrealityediting.com8 Tips for Avoiding Bland WritingIf your story reads a little gray, the problem might be poor craftsmanship. You need to add color to your writing with your word choice and sentence structure. Here are eight ways of doing that (cl…

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inventingrealityediting.comHow to Stop Receiving Messages from ScammersUnsure if the latest “marketing expert” emailing you is a scammer or not? Here’s an ongoing list of them.

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inventingrealityediting.comHow to write a lead-in line for a bulleted listA vertical, bulleted list marks an excellent way to summarize information and present it in a reader-friendly format. An important element of the bulleted list is the lead-in line.A lead-in line is…

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inventingrealityediting.comDon’t burden us with a self-indulgent digressionMany writers pen stories to make a statement about an ethical or political issue. This is especially true in science fiction; the movie “Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home”, for example, is largely abou…

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inventingrealityediting.comWriting Inspiration: Celebrate landmarksGoals are landmarks in your life, not definitions of it. If your book requires more time to write than you initially thought, that’s okay. Just don’t give up on it or be critical of yourself b…

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inventingrealityediting.comTo write, I quash the perfectionist impulseWriters who are perfectionists usually procrastinate, waiting for inspiration to magically strike so they can create the perfect work. Unfortunately nothing ever gets written, or at least fini…

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inventingrealityediting.com7 Tips for Better Descriptive WritingIf your writing sounds blah – despite that you’ve got a great plot and character arc – the problem likely is the lack of colorful, vivid passages. Here are seven great tips on how…

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inventingrealityediting.comUse hyperbole to make memorable momentsSometimes the best way to drive home a point is to exaggerate. When doing so in a story, the author is utilizing a technique known as hyperbole.For example, Mark Twain in “The Celebrated Jumping Fr…

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inventingrealityediting.comWriting Prompt: Have a Sex ChangeSuffering from writer’s block or need to add some spunk to your writing? The problem may be that you need to change up your routine. To that end, try this tip: Try writing part of a story…

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inventingrealityediting.com6 Tips to Encourage and Reassure WritersFeeling unmotivated to write? Doubting that you have any writing talent? Blocked because you don’t know how to move forward with your story? Hopefully one of these articles will get you back …

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inventingrealityediting.comPrepare for good writing: All ready vs. alreadyOften I see these two homophones mixed up; some writers seem to believe that like after all, there’s only one right word and that it has duo meanings. That isn’t the case.“All ready” means “entirel…

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inventingrealityediting.com5 Great Quotations about Creativity“Boredom can be a very good thing for someone in a creative jam.” – Stephen King“Curiosity is the beginning of all creativity.” – Lailah Gifty Akita“Doubt is the only reliable source of…

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inventingrealityediting.com7 Tips for Writing Better DialogueFor the full article, click the linked title: • How to pen engaging dialogue for your storyNo doubt your story will include dialogue in which characters speak to one another. Unfortunately, too man…

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inventingrealityediting.comMy Words Can Light the Way for Someone Else on a Dark PathEven if your book never changes the world – let alone influence other authors in its genre – your writing still can make a difference just by affecting the lives of a few or even of a lone rea…

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inventingrealityediting.comBe a better writer by empowering your readerWhen you empower your reader, you become a better writer.To empower your reader means respecting his intelligence. You don’t need to explain what was just obviously said in the dialogue or to …

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inventingrealityediting.comFour Writing Prompts: AgingMan vs. natureYour aging protagonists begins to suffer from a medical condition that usually only occurs in old age. As he enters a new chapter of his life, he develops deep bonds with new fri…

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inventingrealityediting.comList of Book Marketing ScammersUnsure if the latest “marketing expert” emailing you is a scammer or not? Here’s an ongoing list of them.

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inventingrealityediting.comAvoid handwaving to cover a story flawSometimes when a car salesman has a shoddy vehicle to sell, he tries to distract you from the flaw by pointing out something that’s good – like turning up the radio and raving about the great …

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inventingrealityediting.comAvoid Microwaving the Soufflé in Your StoryIn real life, achieving a goal and obtaining a possession usually is more satisfying when a lot of hard work went into it. The delay in gratification as the desire for and anticipation of success g…

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inventingrealityediting.comFive Great Quotations Answering ‘Why Write?’“A person is a fool to become a writer. His only compensation is absolute freedom. He has no master except his own soul, and that, I am sure, is why he does it.” – Roald Dahl“Why di…

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livingthewritinglife.podbean.comIn Conversation With … Rob Bignell, author and editor | Living The Writing Life Podcast with Nancy ChristieRob Bignell is the owner and chief editor of Inventing Reality Editing Service, which meets the editing and proofreading needs of writers both new and published. Several of his short stories in the literary and science fiction genres have been published, and he is the author of the literary novel Windmill, the nonfiction Storytelling 101 Quick Reads, 7 Minutes a Day…, Best Sights to See, Hikes with Tykes, Headin’ to the Cabin, and Hittin’ the Trail guidebooks, a poetry collection and several children’s books. His latest book is Protecting Yourself against Book Marketing Scams. For more than two decades, he worked as an award-winning journalist, with half of those years as an editor. He spent another seven years as an English teacher and community college journalism instructor. He holds a master’s degree in English and a bachelor’s in journalism and English. For more about Rob, visit his website, check out his blog, and listen to his podcast. You can also follow him on Bluesky, Facebook, LinkedIn, Instagram, Pinterest, Threads and X/Twitter. In today’s conversation, we’ll be talking about avoiding scam artists in the publishing world.

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inventingrealityediting.comUse Man vs. God(s) Conflict to Heighten TensionOne type of conflict your characters could engage in is against God or the gods. In this conflict, the main character opposes a supernatural being that claims to be (or even is) the creator of…

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inventingrealityediting.com6 Tips for Designing Effective Book Covers• Does your book cover design matter for ebooks? Most potential readers of your ebook will first encounter it via an image – the book’s cover – rather than the wording. If that thumbnail doesn’t ca…

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inventingrealityediting.comI am a successful writer because I decided to be.Do you consider yourself a writer who is not “successful”? Setting aside the discussion about what makes one “successful,” the truth is that if you don’t consider yourself such, then you’re no…

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inventingrealityediting.comWho’s ownin’ who? Who’s vs. whoseSometimes possession doesn’t require an apostrophe. Such is the case with these two often confused words.Who’s is a contraction for who is, and less commonly who has. For example, Who’s bringing po…

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inventingrealityediting.comWriters Must Be Comfortable with FailureTo be successful, writers must be comfortable with failure.Remember that no first attempt at a short story, novel or nonfiction book will be perfect. In fact, it probably will be more awful th…

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inventingrealityediting.comAvoid clever-author syndrome in storytellingWhen we’ve mastered some skill – say ball handling in basketball – we often like to show off. So when we’re on the sidewalk with the neighbor kids, we’ll spin the ball on a finger or perform s…

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inventingrealityediting.comFive Great Quotations about What is a Writer“Writing is something you do alone. It’s a profession for introverts who want to tell you a story but don’t want to make eye contact while doing it.” – John Green“A writer &#8…

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