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Travel writing has always been a popular genre and authors have been writing popular travelogues for centuries. From Faxian to Ibn Battuta to Bill Bryson, travel writing has captured the imaginations of many people. Even in the internet age when people have information about any place at the tip of their fingers, evocative travel writing still has a place. Read on to learn how … [Read more...] about How to Become a Travel Writer

The act of writing is not a boring one; or at least it shouldn’t be. If you’re bored by the words you’re putting down on the page, then your readers will be bored by what they’re reading. However, the writing process begins from the moment when you get the initial idea that you want to write until you actually hold the book in your hand. And some parts of it can get very dull … [Read more...] about The Boring Parts of the Writing Process and What to Do About Them

Every writer needs to build professional relationships with other writers, editors and agents in order to move forward in the publishing industry. In this day and age, social media might take the number one spot as a relationship building tool, but making connections in person still remains just as important. Building professional relationships requires of you to demonstrate … [Read more...] about How Authors Can Create Excellent Professional Relationships

There are books that fire up your imagination and remain in your memory for years. Others are so boring that you can’t wait for the book to be over, and in most cases you end up with an unfinished book. Boring readers is quite easy, so a writer should avoid the following pitfalls. 1. One-dimensional characters: This is my own special pet-peeve and there are many people who … [Read more...] about 5 Ways Your Books Will Bore Readers and Put Them to Sleep

So you’ve finished a book, revised it in a million different ways and edited it a billion times. Now, you’re ready to write a query letter and send it to an agent or a publisher. But what is a query letter? A Query letter is a letter containing the synopsis of your book and your biography. It also contains why the agent should represent you and why the publisher should … [Read more...] about How to Write The Perfect Query Letter