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Waarom alleen je e-boek op Amazon?
Wil jij je (Engelstalige) e-boek op Amazon.com zetten? Een goed idee, maar...Een aantal klanten van ons (Nederlandse, bedoel ik) gaven recentelijk aan dat ze hun boek als e-boek in de Engelstalige markt willen zetten en daarom op Amazon.com willen publiceren. Maar... waarom alleen als e-boek? Vaak wordt er gedacht: 'Een e-boek publiceren, dat is...
Adjectives: Less Is More
The long-haired cat with a bushy reddish tail and green eyes strode across the rocky, wet ground while surveying the tall green-speckled bamboo.Did you give up reading before getting to the end of that sentence? I needed a two-shot coffee just to write it! There a grammatical norms that can explain why that lengthy sentence doesn't work. But I...
Royal Order of Adjectives
Nouns can be modified by multiple adjectives. For instance, "the old blue plastic bin." But can you just order them in any way? "The plastic blue old bin" doesn't sound quite right. That's because there's a royal order of adjectives, in other words, a preferred way to order them.Preferred order of adjectives This is the royal order: ...
Should You Do a Kindle Free Book Promotion?
Kindle Free Book Promotion Kindle Free Book Promotion is an option when your eBook is enrolled in Amazon’s KDP Select. This is available for authors who have published their eBook via Kindle Direct Publishing (Amazon). Every 90-day period, you can offer your book for free for up to five days.One of our authors asked us what we think of this...
Comma Splice – Niet doen!
In het Nederlands kun je zonder problemen een 'comma splice' gebruiken, terwijl dat in het Engels echt niet kan. 😲 Veel Nederlanders die in het Engels schrijven, weten dat echter niet en gebruiken de comma splice alsof dat zomaar mag. 🙂 Wat is het: In het Nederlands mag je twee zinnen verbinden met een komma, maar in het Engels is dat absoluut...
Get Your Word Count Right!
In today's literary world, competition is stiffer than ever. With so many books being published each year, it can be difficult for your voice to be heard above the noise. So how can you make sure that your book stands out? One way is to pay attention to word count. While there is no hard and fast rule for how long your book should be, knowing the...
How to Compare Two Word Files
Has it happened to you that you have two Word files with a similar filename, and you’re not sure how they differ? When you open them, they look almost identical. Which one should you keep? And can you delete one of them, or does that have some useful information that you maybe want to copy over into the other file? You can use...
Hoe plan je het schrijven van je boek?
Ja, dat boek dat je altijd al hebt willen schrijven, he? Komt dat er nog? Wil je er nu eindelijk eens mee aan de gang? Dan heb ik hier een kort stappenplan voor je waarmee je snel een begin kunt maken. Het begin is het lastigst, dus daar help ik je doorheen. Deze stappen kun je gebruiken om een non-fictieboek te schrijven. 1. Eerst moet je...
First-person and Third-person Fiction: How Do You Choose
The debate of whether to use a first-person or third-person viewpoint in fiction has been around for years. Each point of view has its own advantages and disadvantages. First-person fiction is told from the point of view of the protagonist, using first-person pronouns like "I" and "me." The reader experiences the story through the protagonist's...
5 Tips for Writing a Title for Your Nonfiction Book
Book titles are very important in the overall marketing of your book and your brand. I want to give you some tips for choosing the right title for your nonfiction book. In choosing a title for your nonfiction book, it's important to make sure that the title reflects your content and is as marketable as possible. Whether you are going to pitch...
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