Melanie Saxton

MAY 21, 2024

I may suggest that we tighten up your prose, rewrite your copy when needed, and edit for length and completeness. The post Book Editing Process appeared first on Melanie Saxton Media. Communication is key as we work out final edits. I can help you write your front matter, back cover, author’s bio, and chapter titles.

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Jane Friedman

AUGUST 15, 2024

Today’s post is by Bethany Saltman and Fran Hauser , book coaches and co-hosts of the podcast BOOKBOUND. For much more information on the key publishing paths, see this post from Jane. One: writing for one person makes your writing very specific, which is the mark of all strong prose. Is there room for it? Let’s face it.

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Grammarly

APRIL 9, 2024

There are two ways to paraphrase a poem: Describe the poem in detail using prose or nonpoetic text to give readers a sense of what the original is like. Students employ this method of paraphrasing for academic writing assignments that call for both direct quotes and paraphrased prose in order to analyze a poem.

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Jane Friedman

OCTOBER 18, 2023

Photo by Aleksandr Barsukov on Unsplash Today’s post is by author and educator Deborah Williams. Action verbs are like Spanx for your prose: they tighten, streamline, hold it all together; they provide visual cues that preclude the need for adverbs. As the students point out relatable moments, we look at Lamott’s verbs.

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Jane Friedman

MAY 14, 2024

Photo by Fallon Michael on Unsplash Today’s post is by author Gina DeMillo Wagner , author of Forces of Nature. The prose has an immersive quality as I navigate complicated grief, investigate his cause of death, and eventually find my footing and place in the world. Still, present tense was a risk and a technical challenge.

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Jane Friedman

JULY 16, 2024

Today’s guest post is by Allison K Williams ( @guerillamemoir ). If you’re a more literary writer (where what attracts readers to your work is the quality of the prose and the depth of the concept), start working your way up the literary magazine ladder. For many writers, platform is a dirty word. True platform is Lived Platform.

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Smart Blogger

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

What you need are some blog post examples to get your creative juices flowing. To this end, we have scoured the internet to find 20+ successful blog posts in 10 popular niches. These blog posts not only cover a topic of interest to their target audience but also have features that can be used in any niche.

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Make a Living Writing

DECEMBER 10, 2024

What they’re looking for: According to their submission guidelines, the company is looking for 50-300-word works of “contemporary prose or poetry…that reflects the thoughts and feelings people today want to communicate to one another, but don’t always know how to put into words.”

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Jane Friedman

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

Photo by Tommes Frites Today’s post is by author and writing coach April Dávila ( @aprildavila ). Let’s start with how to write lush prose. Have you ever read a description in a book and actually stopped to say to yourself, “Dang, that’s good.” And then maybe read it again? It’s one of the more delicate elements of craft.

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Grammarly

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

Assonance can also be sprinkled throughout prose to stress certain words, build a mood, and give prose a poetic quality. Poetic prose: Poetic rhythm and musicality don’t have to be limited to poetry. It can also be used, in both poetry and prose, to create a mood or place emphasis on important words.

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Jane Friedman

OCTOBER 27, 2022

Today’s post is by author and editor Michael Mohr. This doesn’t mean that because you have the internal drive to write but haven’t pumped out profound prose that you “aren’t a writer.” Photo by Nong V on Unsplash. Honestly, the No. 1 thing is: Ignore 99.999% of the industry fluff you hear about online. And, frankly, bottom lines.).

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Melanie Saxton

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Edit and Revise Once we have a complete draft, we’ll go through several rounds of editing and revising to polish the prose, clarify ideas, and ensure the flow of your memoir is smooth. The post Ghostwriting a Memoir appeared first on Melanie Saxton Media. Need Help Ghostwriting a Memoir? I Can Assist!

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Grammarly

APRIL 9, 2024

5 Review your content for accuracy and proofread your prose. The post Website Content Paraphrasing Made Simple appeared first on Grammarly Blog. The easiest way to ensure that your work is original is to use Grammarly’s free plagiarism checker. If your article rewording can pass a plagiarism test, it’s good to move forward.

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Jane Friedman

DECEMBER 8, 2022

I read blog posts and craft books, thinking the advice sounds great and I can’t wait to try it. One reason revision so often goes awry for authors is the temptation to focus first on perfecting the prose. Fine-tuning the verbiage—have you conveyed the story in prose that’s lean, elegant, precise, and unique? Line edits.

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Jane Friedman

JUNE 20, 2024

Photo by Andrew George on Unsplash Today’s post is by writer, podcaster and editor Wayne Jones. The editor’s work here doesn’t differ a lot from what it would be when editing any prose piece. Scholars generally have two very different venues in which to publish their work, and hence two different audiences as well. Make it clear.

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Jane Friedman

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

Photo by cottonbro studio Today’s post is by Tzivia Gover , author of Dreaming on the Page. As you record dreams in your journal, you are creating an encyclopedia of plots, landscapes, characters, themes, and ideas you can return to any time you need material for your poetry and prose. Build a better relationship.

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Content Marketing Institute

OCTOBER 2, 2018

OK, maybe writing this article as a comic script isn’t such a great idea, even if prose is at a disadvantage when discussing such a visual medium. A picture can help somebody to understand what you want them to do, whereas prose requires an abstract to concrete translation that not everybody’s going to be able to do.

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Grammarly

APRIL 27, 2023

Just like we use paragraphs in prose, and verses in songs, stanzas are units that give a poem structure. A verse is any metrical unit of poetry—whether a single line or the entire poem—and can also be used to differentiate between poetry and prose. It is equivalent to a paragraph in prose. There are many types of stanzas.

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Content Marketing Institute

DECEMBER 18, 2018

As he argues, “even highly educated people disengage rather than spend the mental energy to unpack dense, complicated prose.” But before you think Dan is arguing that journalists are prima donnas to be avoided, he provides advice on how to harness a journalist’s nose for a strong story and knack for compelling and highly readable prose.

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Jane Friedman

JANUARY 23, 2024

Photo by ConvertKit on Unsplash Today’s post is by writer and book coach Amy Goldmacher. I did have a long list of things I wanted to accomplish: revise an old project and start a new one; write a newsletter/blog post, draft two essays, work on marketing, and so on. Ah, a writing retreat. Doesn’t the idea sound amazing?

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Jane Friedman

OCTOBER 19, 2023

Photo by Steve Johnson Today’s post is by writer, podcaster and editor Wayne Jones. There isn’t much that’s offensive in the subject matter of Carver’s writing, and certainly nothing close to pedophilia, but there’s also not a single lesson to be found in or between the lines of his extremely spare prose. There are scores of examples.

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Jane Friedman

JUNE 20, 2023

Photo by Akhilesh Sharma on Unsplash Today’s post is excerpted and adapted from the recently published Build a Better Business Book: How to Plan, Write, and Promote a Book That Matters by Josh Bernoff ( @jbernoff ). You can mangle grammar, misspell words or include cryptic things that only you understand.

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Jane Friedman

OCTOBER 24, 2024

Photo by Jean-Paul Wettstein Today’s post is by editor Tiffany Yates Martin. The most perfect prose in the world won’t compensate for a story that doesn’t set a hook that makes readers want to read on. Join her on Wednesday, October 30, for the online class Irresistible First Chapters.

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Smart Blogger

JANUARY 8, 2024

There are many tutorials that can teach you how to write a blog post. Read through them and you can learn how to craft a perfectly serviceable blog post. In this post — this ultimate, step-by-step guide — we’ll share tips used by professional freelance writers to create spellbinding posts that are adored by thousands.

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Grammarly

OCTOBER 23, 2024

With Grammarly, you’re not just polishing your prose; you’re elevating every communication and safeguarding your profits across every app, platform, and context. The post Grammarly and TD SYNNEX: Redefining Business Communication in the AI Era appeared first on Grammarly Blog. million per year.

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Jane Friedman

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

Photo by Franco Antonio Giovanella on Unsplash Today’s post is by author Joni B. For starters, it has helped sharpen my prose. Cole , author of Party Like It’s 2044 : Finding the Funny in Life and Death. When I was in elementary school, I can remember being told by more than a few kids, “You think you’re funny but you’re snot.”

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Smart Blogger

DECEMBER 9, 2022

But adverbs rarely make your prose sound better. Tell – let slip, keep posted, clue in. If those verbs work a little harder, we can make the prose much more incisive: James strode across the street, dodging a cyclist as he pondered his conversation with William. Maybe your writing seems dull and uninteresting.

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Grammarly

JANUARY 18, 2024

Sentence case reflects the way sentences are written in traditional prose. The post Title Case vs. Sentence Case: What’s the Difference? Sentence case example: The mystery of the missing red ruby Title case is used to emphasize equal importance for every word in a title, heading, or headline. appeared first on Grammarly Blog.

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Grammarly

JANUARY 24, 2024

Discourse can include fictional and poetic works as well as nonfictional prose. In fact, it’s organized into three categories: Written discourse: Composed of written works like essays, blog posts, and books. Blog posts, diary entries, personal letters, and personal essays all fit into the category of expressive discourse.

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Grammarly

DECEMBER 11, 2024

A novel is a fictional work of prose that weaves together characters, plots, and settings to create a narrative world, capturing a specific theme or element of the human experience. The post What Is a Novel? Work smarter with Grammarly The AI writing partner for anyone with work to do Get Grammarly What is a novel?

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Grammarly

NOVEMBER 24, 2022

To enhance your prose. The post Can I End a Sentence with a Preposition? However, be careful because some phrasal verbs also require an object, and it’s still incorrect to use them without one. I planned a movie night to help my friend get over. I planned a movie night to help my friend get over their breakup.

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The Write Life

OCTOBER 3, 2022

And if you’re still hungry for more opportunities, we also have posts on writers grants and writing fellowships.). Prose offers weekly challenges meant to spark your creativity; many are just for fun, but look for the weekly numbered challenges posted by Prose (rather than community members or sponsors) for a chance to win money.

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Jane Friedman

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

Today’s post is excerpted from the book The Linchpin Writer: Crafting Your Novel’s Key Moments by John Matthew Fox ( @bookfox ). And he discovered that when he read the beginning of his book, the prose didn’t pop. Photo by Monstera. And if you can identify the right place to start, you’re far ahead of the curve.

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Grammarly

MARCH 7, 2023

uses iambic pentameter to give the prose a more subtle musicality. If you’re interested in learning more about the fundamentals of poetry, check out this blog post ! The post Iambic Pentameter: Definition and Examples appeared first on Grammarly Blog. Sometimes the rhythm isn’t quite so obvious.

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Grammarly

APRIL 14, 2023

Through poetry, writers can express themselves in ways they can’t always through prose. A poem is a piece of writing that, in contrast to prose, primarily aims to evoke emotion in readers and listeners. The post 11 Types of Poetry to Know, With Examples appeared first on Grammarly Blog. I think I made you up inside my head.)

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Grammarly

OCTOBER 4, 2023

Give your writing extra polish Grammarly helps you communicate confidently Write with Grammarly Fiction vs. nonfiction Fiction and nonfiction are two distinct categories of prose that serve different purposes and employ different narrative techniques. Nonfiction is a broad genre that encompasses a wide range of subjects and styles.

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Grammarly

OCTOBER 5, 2023

Because of its close relation to rhymes and rhythm, consonance is used in all types of poetry and music, as well as prose writing to a lesser extent. The post What Is “Consonance”? Writers use consonance to make their words more engaging, or to stand out. What is consonance in poetry?

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