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How to start writing a song

1. Start with your strengths

Perhaps the strength is to create the melody then go with that. If the strength is to write lyrics, then go with that. To some musicians, the melody or creating the melody with their instrument comes quickly while for a musician whose strength is in writing comes just as quick.

Different types of publishers

1) Self-publishing

This has become by far the most popular route for authors due to the level of risk publishing companies are willing to take on books. There are many platforms where an author can self-publish today and sell their books online. Here are just a few places on the top of my head where one can self-publish.

Which “type-writer” are you?

So, which “type-writer” are you? If you’re a starter then just write, just keep writing to figure out which “type-writer” you are. It would change over time when you write several genres. Perhaps, you only wish to stick around particular playgrounds. If this is the case let’s go and identify which “type-writer” are you, potentially?

Differences between fiction and non-fiction book proposals

Fiction books are much riskier before a publisher decides to make a bet on them. This is why the proposal has to be in detail. It requires generally the following to be in the proposal.

With non-fiction book proposals the concept can be there along with a couple of chapters, and a proposal can be written out to publishers to consider offering a publishing contract on the project that is currently in the works.

The following should be in the proposal:

How to write a literary query letter?

Before one writes a query letter, the fiction book would need to be complete and for non-fiction books, one should have a polished idea or promising story. These days it’s better to have at least some sample chapters when it comes to non-fiction, or the proposal needs to be very convincing and well-developed.

What should one write in a query letter?

Writing a winning book proposal

Look, there are all sorts of publishers out there today, perhaps one day I will go into that. Vanity publishers don’t have strict guidelines for an author to come on board with their book. Let me let you consider something. Why? When many books can be published without strict guidelines and only friends and family will purchase them. Get me? So, you are their customer, that’s all (hey take this as my viewpoint if you may). Saying this, it depends on how one looks at it, it is an achievement to have something that one has worked hard on finally released. It boils down to expectations and the author’s goal.

Why write in active voice rather than passive

Active voice is just as important in business as it is in writing a novel, blog post, screenplay, short story, email or any piece of content, however, it does come down to the writer, author or poet because it depends on what they are trying to demonstrate in their piece of content. Active voice brings the point in clearly and responsibly and in business it takes head-on the responsibility i.e., owning it. Using passive voice in business language makes the apology, the solution, and the ownership look weak.

Tips for writing a screenplay

Screenplays are only dialogue based. There are a handful of screenplays that come out in a form of a book format for the public to purchase. With screenplays, dialogue would need to be mastered along with pacing the story using elements of a screenplay such as setting, climax, and plot, actually…

Types of poetry in literature

Hey, what do “Dead poets’ society” and a dead poet have in common? … Give up? They live unapologetically. Okay, this bad joke does actually belong to me. Let’s try another one. Have you ever seen what frustrated poets do to their students? … It’s truly horrifying! It’s like bringing back a dead Shakes peer.

Okay, before I get out of hand let’s take some lessons on the types of poetry in literature so that we can decorate them with some genius lyrics that could even help your songwriting.

Types of genres

If an author or writer has something in mind that they are looking to write about then the book, story or content will be classified in a genre according to the type of story it is. Before a writer or author starts having the comma break up with the apostrophe because it was too possessive, or if it sent the apostrophe to co-mma it would be good to decide whether the storyline falls under the genre of romance, drama, etc. which we will help you identify today.