Remember to give readers essential orientation.
If you post on social media but never studied journalism, you might benefit from this essential of good reporting: the Five Ws.
Even those who skim your post will get the big idea if you immediately give these five key facts:
Provide all five, and people won’t miss the gist of what you want … Continue reading
Editors and agents expect you to speak their language.
If you aspire to publish a novel or nonfiction book, you’ll find these terms useful at writers conferences as you prepare to meet with agents and editors.
Elevator speech. A one-minute presentation to prompt an editor or agent to want to learn more about your proposed … Continue reading
Before you post, check what you’ve written.
It’s only a social media post. But it carries your name, and you want to build credibility as an author.
Before public speakers step on stage, they check they don’t have broccoli in their teeth or TP stuck to their shoe. It’s hard enough to deliver a message without a distracted audience.
So before you post … Continue reading