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Word on the Street literary festival – September 23

Posted on August 7, 2018 under iUniverse News

The Word On The Street literary festival will take place on Sunday, September 23, in Toronto. Since 1990, The Word On The Street has proudly hosted the finest talent in Canadian literature. This is a great event to attend. You …

Mona K. McVay and “Little Moo’s Big Adventure”

Posted on August 7, 2018 under Author Blogs

Children’s author Mona K. McVay talks about her new book, Little Moo’s Big Adventure.   Please briefly describe your book . . . My children’s book, Little Moo’s Big Adventure, is about a belted black and white male calf desiring …

Allan Wilson Cates discusses his “Vagabond Years”!

Posted on August 3, 2018 under Author Blogs

iUniverse author Allan Wilson Cates talks about Vagabond Years, his collection of memoirs starting with his childhood in North Arkansas. My book, Vagabond Years, is an unconnected collection of anecdotes and vignettes that tell of my life and experiences. It …

7 Tips for Writers Who are Stuck Midway

Posted on August 1, 2018 under iUniverse Advice

So you’re in the middle of your book and are having trouble moving forward. All that momentum seems to have come to a halt, and now you are worrying that you are out of ideas, that your ideas won’t work, …

iUniverse presents tips on travel writing – Part I

Posted on July 30, 2018 under iUniverse Advice
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Travel writing represents the blending of those who love self-expression and those who love experience. Not surprisingly, many people possess both qualities! Writing about travel also suits authors who are not fiction writers, and who prefer non-fiction, memoirs, or journaling. …

Tips on writing Regency fiction — Part Two

Posted on July 25, 2018 under iUniverse Advice
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In our first installment, iUniverse outlined the hierarchies in Regency England as well as the importance of social norms. Today, we look at the day-to-day lives of people in this era and potential types of characters. Male activities: the men …

The Six Sigma approach to writing your book

Posted on July 20, 2018 under iUniverse Advice

Those who work in operations departments or logistics will be familiar with “Six Sigma”, a methodology of process improvement and overall efficiency. Developed in the 1980s by Motorola and Toyota, Six Sigma aims to reduce waste and variations within the …

Tips on writing Regency fiction

Posted on July 15, 2018 under iUniverse Advice
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Over the past three decades, an immense interest has been taken in novels that take place during the Regency period, i.e. the early 1800s in England. Today, iUniverse provides guidance on how to write these types of novels. The Regency …

iUniverse presents Writers Lost and Found: Robert Herrick

Posted on July 1, 2018 under iUniverse Advice

iUniverse is happy to present a new installment in our “Writers Lost and Found” series, this time turning our attention to poetry. British essayist Sir Francis Bacon once wrote that “Histories make men wise; poets, witty; the mathematics, subtle”, and …

iUniverse Presents Academic vs Creative Writing

Posted on June 30, 2018 under iUniverse Advice

In school, especially secondary education and then university, we chiefly learned what is called “academic writing”. This pertains to writing essays, term papers, reports, and even dissertations. iUniverse wishes to call attention to the fact that this approach to writing, …

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