Three tips on writing self-help books

Posted on May 9, 2018 under iUniverse Advice
self-help

Books about self-help are one of the five top-selling genres in the world. Revenues from self-help books continue to reach nearly $1 billion per year. So what makes this genre so popular, and how can we write self-help books that …

Writers Lost and Found: John Galsworthy

Posted on May 3, 2018 under iUniverse Advice

iUniverse continues with its presentation of writers who, despite falling from popularity, still offer great rewards for readers. Today we will discuss the literature of John Galsworthy, a British writer from the early 1900s who won the Nobel Prize for …

iUniverse presents tips for writing children’s books

Posted on April 30, 2018 under iUniverse Advice
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It is not always easy to put ourselves into the mind of a child, especially as there are generation gaps. Nonetheless, children’s books often focus on timeless themes. There are also other parameters which don’t change much (if at all), …

iUniverse presents Tips for Screenwriting — Part 4

Posted on April 26, 2018 under iUniverse Advice
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iUniverse has thus far brought you three installments on screenwriting. We have focused on the structure and process of writing a screenplay, though today the focus will be on some of the broader concerns involved in writing a screenplay. These …

iUniverse’s Tips for Screenwriting – Part 3

Posted on April 22, 2018 under iUniverse Advice
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iUniverse is delighted to continue our discussion of screenwriting. Today we will address how to create an outline for your film. Thus far, we have been speaking of loglines and how to create a really stimulating title (parts I and …

iUniverse’s Tips for Screenwriting — Part 2

Posted on April 18, 2018 under iUniverse Advice
screenwriting

Welcome back to iUniverse’s second screenwriting article. In our first segment, we discussed high-concept pitches and the “logline”, which encapsulates your film in one memorable sentence or three sentences at most. Just to reiterate, we started our discussion of loglines …

iUniverse presents tips for Screenwriting – Part I

Posted on April 14, 2018 under iUniverse Advice
screenwriting

Screenwriting is an extremely appealing pursuit, both in financial terms and for the sheer enjoyment of doing it. iUniverse is delighted to help you along this road, with four separate pieces offering practical advice. Writing a screenplay is in many …

5 Guiding Lights

Posted on April 9, 2018 under iUniverse Advice

Finding time is not the only ingredient to writing and finishing your manuscript. As a writer, you must also pay attention to what motivates you to write word after word until that day when you have finished.  What is the …

Many of us start marketing our book with the notion that we will be famous throughout the world because of the internet. Indeed, we can spread word about our book with tremendous speed through the internet, especially social media. However, …

iUniverse presents guidance on word counts

Posted on March 30, 2018 under iUniverse Advice
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One of the most daunting aspects of writing a novel is the sheer amount of words required. For most people, the most they’ve ever written has been their final research paper at university, and they realize after around 20,000 words …

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