“Let him who would move the world first move himself.” ― Socrates Personal development or self-development is the process of developing one’s own capabilities, awareness, potentials and identity. Self-development teaches you to grow, as long as you live. Every individual, irrespective of their profession, needs to get into self-development, if they do not want to be stuck at … [Read more...] about 5 Reasons Why Authors Should Get Into Self-Development
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5 Tips For Writing A Ghost Story
The art of raising goose bumps is not so easy as you need to elicit fear in your readers through your writing. It takes more than tortured souls and terrifying groans to write a ghost story. Read these tips if you are all set to inspire nightmares. 1. Fear of the unknown Anything that remains unknown can instil fear in us. People are scared of death because they do not know … [Read more...] about 5 Tips For Writing A Ghost Story
Win! The Complete Set of GALAXY Quick Reads 2015 Titles Featuring Jojo Moyes and Fanny Blake (plus chocolatey goodies)!
This post was originally published at Novelicious.com and is now at WritingTipsOasis.com. WritingTipsOasis.com acquired Novelicious.com in June 2022. Research released this week has revealed that those who read for just 30 minutes per week are 20% more likely to be satisfied with their lives, yet 42% of the UK’s 16 million lapsed readers struggle to find time to pick up a book. … [Read more...] about Win! The Complete Set of GALAXY Quick Reads 2015 Titles Featuring Jojo Moyes and Fanny Blake (plus chocolatey goodies)!
5 Words That Sound Like Words But Are Not
The English language, by design, is full of words that don’t really exist but were forced into existence through popular use. Dictionaries take this into account and will include new words in their updates, or mark certain ones as non-standard but acceptable. However, the Internet has accelerated the rate in which non-existent words are adopted, resulting in a lot of people … [Read more...] about 5 Words That Sound Like Words But Are Not
5 Ways to Say ‘No’ That Won’t Damage Your Career as an Author
In any career, whatsoever, saying 'no' is a big thing. Many of us are struggling in our everyday professional lives to say 'no' to things we don't want to do, or cannot do, but are afraid that it will affect our future. In a writer's life also, there are points when a 'no' becomes inevitable. Impossible deadlines, pressure to change plot for the sake of marketing and … [Read more...] about 5 Ways to Say ‘No’ That Won’t Damage Your Career as an Author