Book Cover Design for self publishers: researching and conceptualising the right cover

Book Cover Design for self publishers: researching and conceptualising the right cover

On Writing a Novella: A Journey – 6 Tips It is a tough job to write a short story, er a novella; but, with persistence and passion to get ideas…

Competition in Publishing is LEGIT (Some of this may surprise you!)

Competition in Publishing is LEGIT (Some of this may surprise you!)

Short Story Writing – Six Things You Need to Be A Professional Writer Writing can be an enjoyable and therapeutic hobby, but if you have secret ambitions, how do you…

Publishing Chat: Traditional Publishing versus Indie Publishing. Pros, Cons and how to decide

Publishing Chat: Traditional Publishing versus Indie Publishing. Pros, Cons and how to decide

Expanding Nietzsche’s Theory of Art This article seeks to enlarge Nietzsche’s theory of art. Art for Nietzsche was the merger of the Dionysian and the Apollonian elements. The Dionysian elements…

Internal and External Conflict: The Engine of Fiction

Internal and External Conflict: The Engine of Fiction

  You Can Judge a Book By Its Title Often times, the title of an author’s manuscript is given less thought than the opening sentence. Remember, readers, won’t even get…

10 Tips for Writing Dialogue

10 Tips for Writing Dialogue

  The Skillful Use of Questions in Songwriting Have you ever noticed how some really good songs use questions to hook you into a story and get you involved in…

Bongo in Keep on Keeping On #shorts

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Epistolary – The Tale of Letters One of the most challenging and creative forms of writing ( fiction and non-fiction ) is compiling an sequence of letters or other forms…

How to write a novel using microsoft word

How to write a novel using microsoft word

How To Write A Book That Is More Than Just A Book Pick an universal theme, any universal theme, and run with it. Never stop running. When trying to decide…

How to write a scene: annotated reading from Dead Flowers

How to write a scene: annotated reading from Dead Flowers

Oyebanji Samson Oluwatobi: A Cacophony of Destruction Oyebanji Samson Oluwatobi is the first-hand of Pastor and Pastor(Mrs) Oyebanji. He is the only brother to the famous, prestigious and prolific writer,…

How to write a book: drafting and editing

How to write a book: drafting and editing

You Are a Writer (Yes You Are!) You are a writer. You are a writer of power, passion, strength and, yes, courage. For writing is an act of courage. You…

How to use Scrivener to write a novel

How to use Scrivener to write a novel

About Me I have always been aware of my need/desire to observe what goes on but not necessarily become involved. Sometimes, I would participate so as to not cause alarm…