Create Value When You Write
The prevailing craze to make money from online content creation is preventing some writers from putting their readers first. The most important push to write should be to benefit the […]
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TYPES OF TITLES (For Stories and Articles)
Introduction: Titles of articles, or headlines as they are called in news media, come in different forms. Ability to choose from the various types prevents monotony and improves the chances […]
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HOW TO WRITE EXCELLENT TITLES
Introduction: Whenever you write a story or article, take special care in composing the title because it may be the deciding factor that draws many readers to it. An excellent […]
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GUIDELINES FOR WRITING BOOK REVIEWS ON WORKS OF FICTION
Introduction: The first part of this series discussed the meaning of fiction and the elements that constitute it. The second part explained how valuable fiction is and how to write […]
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GUIDELINES FOR WRITING EFFECTIVE FICTION
Introduction: Part 1 of this series explained the meaning of fiction and the components that it is crafted from. This second part of the series delves into what makes fiction […]
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ELEMENTS THAT MAKE UP A STORY (A Focus on Fiction)
Introduction: This is the first of a three-part series on fictional writing. This segment explains what fiction is, its different forms and the components that a fictional story (like other […]
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How to Approach Timeliness in Feature Writing
What to bear in mind is that there are different types of features which allow different levels of timeliness.
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RESPECT PEOPLE’S PRIVACY WHEN SHARING CONTENT ON THE INTERNET
Everyone wants to tell stories these days and do so to the largest possible audience online. Due to the competition among all these story tellers, some circumvent the norms of […]
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FIND YOUR VOICE AS A CHRISTIAN WRITER (How to do this)
As a writer, especially one who wants to make a career of your craft, you need to find your voice in terms of the genre to concentrate on and the […]
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5 BENEFITS OF READING TO WRITERS
Introduction: The reading culture seems to be declining steadily around the world. A US Department of Labour continuous Time Use Survey reported by writer Caleb Crain showed that “between 2003 […]
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ARE YOU A CONFLICT-SENSITIVE COMMUNICATOR?
Whenever I go online, I see heated conversations where people say mean things to one another. Some are so hurt by these toxic exchanges that they swear off social media […]
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5 IMPORTANT REASONS YOU SHOULD ADHERE TO JOURNALISM STYLE WHEN WRITING FOR THE MEDIA
What is journalism style? Style in writing refers to the way language is used in terms of grammar, word usage and mechanics (spelling, punctuation, capitalisation and abbreviation). Journalism style refers […]
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7 GUIDELINES FOR FAITH AND INSPIRATIONAL WRITING (What to Avoid)
Introduction Faith and inspirational writing requires the greatest care and prayer. Being the kind of writing that should stir people at the most fundamental level- spiritually- it should never be […]
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WHAT IS PLAGIARISM, ITS PENALTIES AND HOW TO SHUN IT?
Introduction There is so much dishonesty nowadays and one area it is very glaring is in the area of writing. People indiscriminately copy other people’s works and pass them off […]
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5 Points to Consider before Submitting an Article
INTRODUCTION Some young people so want their articles to be published on platforms great and small that they rush to submit such articles without taking care to put some things […]
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5 WAYS TO MAKE YOUR WRITING READABLE
The way to a reader’s heart is to make your writing readable. You may have flawless language and great ideas, but except your writing can be read with minimal effort, […]
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