The Write Blog

03 May 2019

15 GREAT NONFICTION BOOKS YOU CAN READ IN A DAY

Reading, in general, has a lot of benefits. And the benefits to reading nonfiction are even greater. For one, nonfiction books can teach you valuable life lessons and ways to deal with adversities in your own life.  Nonfiction books can also help to expand your vocabulary and improve your concentration. But, let’s face it; sometimes […]

02 May 2019

HOW YOUR LANGUAGE IS SHAPED BY THE PLACES YOU HAVE LIVED

It’s common knowledge that if you are from New York or New Jersey, you have a particular accent or way of talking that’s stereotypical of the region. And if you are from Georgia or Alabama, your slow drawl is certain to give your southern roots away. But, did you know that the actual words you […]

01 May 2019

8 GREAT MOVIE ADAPTATIONS OF MEMOIRS

If you are anything like me, you cringe when you find out that your favorite memoir is being made into a movie. It’s not that there are no good film adaptations of memoirs out there—it just seems that, for some reason, they are hard to come by. Maybe it’s because the story-line and emotions of […]

30 Apr 2019

THE GREAT READING DEBATE: E-READERS VS. PAPER BOOKS

I love the smell of a new book. The sound the fresh, crisp paper makes when you turn the page. The feeling of the book’s weight in my hands. The knowledge that those 500 pages filled with raw emotions and heart-stopping suspense are all mine to unfold. To me, there is nothing better than a […]

29 Apr 2019

15 WRITERS WHO PROVE THAT LIFE IS STRANGER THAN FICTION

As Mark Twain famously said, truth is stranger than fiction. While that may not ring true for everyone, it seems that many writers and other creative types, such as Twain, have led some pretty fascinating lives. This entertaining blog from bachelorsdegreeonline.com dives into the lives of 15 famous writers whose lives have been more interesting […]

26 Apr 2019

14 TOP FAQS ABOUT GHOSTWRITING AND HIRING A GHOSTWRITER

Some people might not know this, but many famous books were actually written by ghostwriters and not by the authors listed on the book. The French classics of Alexandre Dumas, The Count of Monte Cristo and The Three Musketeers, are said to be collaborative works done with ghostwriters. After the death of author V.C. Andrews, […]

25 Apr 2019

TWFH TEAM REVEALS OUR FAVORITE NONFICTION BOOKS

Every writer knows that the key to honing their craft is to read, read, and then read some more. After all, the only way to know what good writing looks like is to study the works of good writers. So, in order to find out where our writers get their inspiration, I sat down with […]

24 Apr 2019

WORDS THAT WERE BROUGHT TO US BY WORLD WAR I

Language is a fascinating and ever-evolving thing. It has been said that the average person speaks upwards of 16,000 words per day. And the average book is somewhere between 50 and 100,000 words long.  Yet, we rarely stop to think about the words we use and how they came to be. In honor of the […]

22 Apr 2019

THE 15 BIGGEST MISTAKES MALE AUTHORS MAKE WHEN WRITING FEMALE CHARACTERS

One of the biggest challenges for a writer is the task of trying to authentically write from the perspective of the opposite gender. After all, it is nearly impossible for a woman to know exactly how a man would feel in a certain situation, and vice versa. While there are definitely some authors who are […]

19 Apr 2019

HOW TO PITCH YOUR NONFICTION BOOK TO THE RIGHT PUBLISHERS IN 4 EASY STEPS

You’ve put your heart and soul into your book, and it is a great achievement to celebrate! But now that you have it completed, what do you do with it? Your book is written and edited to perfection…now what? Most likely, you will want to get it published and have it become successful, whether to […]