Crafting a thesis statement isa crucial element of argumentative writing. It does, however, pose a formidable challenge for many students to grasp. The difficulty arises in the need to transform the vagaries of a thesis statement into a more precise concept, coupled with the need to meet assessment criteria. Contrary to the prevailing misconception that …
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Knowing how to write a literary essay is a real skill to have. If you have ever studied in a college or a university, you know that written assignments are among the most widespread and popular ones. Students are assigned essays, term papers, research papers, reviews, case studies, scholarly articles, capstone projects, and other tasks almost …
The task of writing a cover letter can sometimes feel tougher than writing the actual story. Luckily, guidance is plentiful and having studied that guidance, I’ve put together a quick guide complete with examples.
We often spend much of our time writing and thinking about our protagonist. But do we always afford the same consideration to our antagonist? Writing about villains can be just as important as writing about heroes. But do you know the best way how to write a villain? The bad guys can be just as …
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When I first began writing it’s fair to say I was ignorant of most of the rules. I never stopped and asked myself, is there a writing process I should be following? I just had a need to pick up a pen and get things down on paper. However, following a structured process can help …
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For some writers editing is the most loathsome part of the process. For others it’s their favourite. Yet undoubtedly it’s the most important, and given the rise in popularity of self-publishing, it’s more crucial than ever to know how to edit your work.
In identifying your sub-genre you can better target your readers as well as the types of publishers that look for that type of tale. Not only that, it’ll help to make useful comparisons to other, well-known books in that sub-genre which may, with luck, help you sell more!
The narrative point of view, in a nutshell, is the perspective through which your story is told—the eyes observing what happens. Most would say there are three types of viewpoint, but to throw a spanner in the works and for the sake of clarity, I’m going to say there are four. You’ve got first person, …
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It’s World Book Day on 4th March and for perhaps the first time ever, I’ve had the foresight to prepare something in advance. The reality is, my life has become suffocatingly busy. Reading never gets the time it deserves. And I owe it a great deal. When I was growing up, I had few friends, …
