iUniverse presents tips on travel writing – Part II

Posted on August 8, 2018 under iUniverse Advice
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iUniverse is pleased to continue its tips on travel writing, with concrete, practical advice that will help your tales stand out. Delight is in the details. As stated in Part I, you will probably be writing from an angle or …

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, …

iUniverse presents 5 self-publishing Do’s and Don’ts

Posted on June 24, 2018 under iUniverse Advice
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iUniverse wants to give you every advantage as a writer. With this in mind, we’ve put together the following easy-to-remember suggestions: Front covers: DON’T design the cover yourself. Unless you are an accomplished graphic designer, please don’t ruin your future …

Books for Dad on Father’s Day!

Posted on June 15, 2018 under iUniverse Advice

With Father’s Day approaching, we all start trying to guess what our dads would actually like as a present. It’s never easy! However, if your father likes books, iUniverse here offers some volumes, old and new, that resonate well with …

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