• Haven’t you heard? Books are the new black.

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    The newest numbers confirm what authors, book lovers and the publishing industry have all secretly known: People still love books. And they like the old-fashioned kind. Not just the kind of books you read on devices which require wall chargers. Polls show that Millennials (roughly defined as those between the ages of 18 and 34 in 2015), prefer printed books to e-books. The same generation that single-handedly resurrected vinyl records, implemented a resurgence of bow ties and barber shops, and made vintage glass-bottled sodas cool again? They’re also all about feeling the weight of paper, binding and a crisp cover in their hand. What was…

  • Passive Voice: It’s So Passé

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      Passive voice has a time and place in writing, as it serves to be a stylistic additive in many books and papers. In some cases, people prefer passive voice in creative pieces, such as poetry and prose; however, writing in passive voice too often in your fiction and non-fiction pieces can cloud your writing. The “passive voice” can best be described as writing that quietly emphasizes the subject in the sentence, rather than the verb. It also indirectly guides the reader to a course of action or situation without a direct voice, which can leave readers scratching their heads. It…

  • Back to School To Re-Start Your Book

    Back to “School” To Re-Start Your Book

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    The idea has been realized; the outline has been established; maybe a couple of pages have already been written for the book that has been placed on your heart to write. Yet as with all writers, regardless of education, skill set or experience, obstacles will come about to impede progress and, if left unchecked, will cause a promising book to be shelved indefinitely. One recognized obstacle that can emerge happens to occur within the writer, you: the belief that you don’t have business writing a book on this particular topic. Such a thought could be disastrous to the incubation of…