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5 reasons I don't let rejections from literary agents stop me

You've just received your first rejection letter. Here's why you shouldn't give up.

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Making sense of capitalisation: week 4 - capitalising common nouns

A common noun is the generic name for a person, place or thing in a class or group. For example, boy, city and cat are common nouns.

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Making sense of capitalisation: week 2 - the rules of capitalisation

Should I capitalise this, you ask. This simple set of rules should help you decide. We'll address all of the common mistakes and areas that

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5 tips to stick to your word count in any written assignment

If you've been asked to stick to a word count on an assignment, there's usually a good reason for it. The following tips will help you keep

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How to punctuate your Christmas list (and earn extra Santa points)

Everybody loves a list, especially Father Christmas. Earn a few extra Santa points by correctly punctuating your Christmas wish list.

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10 ways to banish procrastination and get your writing mojo back

Procrastination. We all do it. But how do we stop it and get back to the task we were avoiding in the first place? These 10 tips should help

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10 tips to help you write a stand-out pitch letter to an agent

Writing a cover letter to a literary agent is hard, but not as hard as you think. Here are author Russ Thomas' top tips.

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10 tips to help you write a knock-out synopsis

Something I often get asked by authors is how to make their synopsis stand out from the crowd. First, let's be clear about what a...

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Proofreading: Man or machine?

Spell check, autocorrect and tools like them are great, but they have their limits. If I spell a word incorrectly, that helpful red line...