Rob Bignell, Editor/Author
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I'm the author of 80+ books and an established editor who has helped more than 400 authors achieve their publishing dreams. My books include writing guidebooks, a novel, children's books and more. Visit inventingrealityediting.com
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Unsportsmanlike grammar: Touch Base vs. Touch Bases
In baseball, after hitting the ball the batter has to touch each of the four bases to score. If he misses a base and keeps running, he must go back to that base before advancing. Runners who miss a…
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November 28, 2025 at 3:30 AM
Everything You Need to Know to Self-Publish Your Paperback - Three Books in One! #selfpub #amwriting #writingcommunity #writers #indiepublishing #kindle www.amazon.com/dp/B0CMNKSCPJ
November 28, 2025 at 3:16 AM
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Writing a Novel: 6 Tips Everyone Can Use
• Should you turn your life story into a novel?• Don’t end novel with cliffhanger • Should you ever co-write your book? Sometimes you come up with a great story idea with another person. Or your d…
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November 28, 2025 at 3:00 AM
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Bundle ebooks to boost your online sales
One of the tried-and-true ways to move retail goods is to give a “2 for 1” or a “Buy 1 get 1 free” deal. People can’t resist a bargain, and the same strategy can work for your ebooks. This plo…
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November 28, 2025 at 2:46 AM
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Five Great Quotations about Romance Novels
“Every great love starts with a great story…” – Nicholas Sparks“For readers worldwide, the attraction of romance novels seems to be that they provide hope, strength, and the assurance t…
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November 28, 2025 at 2:30 AM
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Place ‘said’ after speaker’s name
Does placing said before or after attribution – as in Thales said or said Thales – matter?The answer in large part depends upon how it sounds in particular sentence. Given that, how a reader respon…
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November 28, 2025 at 2:01 AM
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Nonfiction Books Consist of Several Parts
When writing the manuscript of a nonfiction book, you’ll want to think about more than just the main content that forms its chapters. While the main content is what readers primarily look at, there…
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November 28, 2025 at 1:46 AM
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November 28, 2025 at 1:16 AM
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6 Great Tips for Creative Writers
• Delete redundanciesA redundancy exists when the modifying words aren’t needed because they say exactly what the word being modified implies. For example, “rich heiress” is redundant as an heiress…
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November 28, 2025 at 1:00 AM
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8 Tips on Press Releases for Promoting Your Book
• Utilize mainstream media to promote book In a day when everyone touts social media, never underestimate the value of using mainstream media to get word out about your book. Indeed, there are plen…
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November 28, 2025 at 12:46 AM
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Psst, should I say that aloud or out loud?
Ever stop writing and say “Huh?!” aloud when deciding if aloud or out loud should be used in your story?Aloud is an adverb meaning “using the voice so it can be heard.” It excludes whispering. Henc…
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November 28, 2025 at 12:30 AM
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Finding Writer’s Holy Grail: ‘A Place to Write’
One of the obstacles facing beginning writers is finding a place where they actually can write. Too often our responsibilities and modern civilization’s many distractions don’t allow for a mom…
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November 28, 2025 at 12:00 AM
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Five Great Quotations about Students of Writing
“I am returning this otherwise good typing paper to you because someone has printed gibberish all over it and put your name at the top.” – English Professor (Name Unknown), Ohio University“Ev…
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November 27, 2025 at 11:30 PM
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November 27, 2025 at 11:16 PM
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Some Guidelines for Reviewing a Book
Once you’ve asked someone to write a review for your book, you might be peppered with a few questions: How long should it be? What do you want me to say? When do you need it by?Consider handin…
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November 27, 2025 at 11:01 PM
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Some Guidelines for Reviewing a Book
Once you’ve asked someone to write a review for your book, you might be peppered with a few questions: How long should it be? What do you want me to say? When do you need it by?Consider handin…
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November 27, 2025 at 10:46 PM
Poems "woven ... into a beautiful story that will touch your heart" #amwriting #writingcommunity #poems #poetry #inventingreality www.amazon.com/Love-Letters-S...
November 27, 2025 at 10:16 PM
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November 27, 2025 at 10:00 PM
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Use consistent style on chapter, header titles
When writing chapter titles and section headers in nonfiction books, you’ll want to use a consistent style. For example, if one section title is written as What Hiking Apparel to Buy for Children, …
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November 27, 2025 at 9:47 PM
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5 Science Fiction Novum Writing Prompts
Science fiction stories typically arise from a novum, a scientifically plausible concept that is a “reality” in the tale. The novum might be an mechanical device like robot servants, arti…
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November 27, 2025 at 9:30 PM