Writing Tips

The Power and Danger of Observation

Filed in Ask the Editor, Writing Tips by Amy Sleper on June 8, 2017 • 4 Comments

Writers continually take in the world around them, cataloguing sights, sounds, smells, and other sensations. They observe their environment with deep curiosity and awe, recording the minutiae of the unique scenes that unfold around them every day. Watching a conversation between lovers, a mother scolding her child, or a man walking alone at night can […]

Writing Tips for Poets

Filed in Ask the Editor, Writing Tips by Amy Sleper on May 22, 2017 • 0 Comments

Here at Xulon Press, we regularly see wonderful collections of devotional and creative poetry. Poetry is an art form that pours from the heart, encompassing a wide range of passions, from joy and thanksgiving to sorrow and grief. But poetry is both beloved and reviled, with many readers feeling uncertain of how to interact with […]

Multiple Narrators, One Story, No Sweat!

Filed in Ask the Editor, Writing Tips by Blair Townley on May 22, 2017 • 0 Comments

You can find it in fiction, non-fiction, even in cookbooks: more than one person narrating different portions of the book to offer various perspectives, beliefs and even manners of speaking (or writing in this case). If an author were interested in utilizing multiple narrators in his/her story, there needs to be considerations made to display […]

Commonly Misused Words—and How to Avoid Them

Filed in Ask the Editor, Writing Tips by Amy Sleper on May 8, 2017 • 2 Comments

We’ve all been there, whether we’re thumb-typing a text (curse you, autocorrect!), drafting a resume, or sending an email to our boss: after hitting “send” we realize we’ve misusing a word that has a doppelganger with a completely different meaning. Just as this happens regularly in everyday communication, commonly misused words regularly litter the pages […]

How to Pick the Right Title for Your Book

Filed in Ask the Editor, Marketing Your Book, Writing Tips by Amy Sleper on April 25, 2017 • 2 Comments

The moment has finally arrived: you’ve finished writing the book you’ve dreamed of and labored over devotedly. Now the time has come to brand it with a title and send it out into the world. But what will you call it? How can just a few words embody everything about your glorious book? Fear not, […]