Writers are known for dragging their feet when it comes to writing. Finding motivation to write can be hard with so many other distractions around. Writers excel at working inside their heads but leaving the page blank. For many writers, procrastination is their middle name. Here, are five tips on how to stop procrastinating when …
If you’re a writer like me, chances are you abhor writing synopses. A synopsis is a one or two-page maximum summary of your book story and it’s a piece of work requested by most literary agents to evaluate your manuscript. You’ve put all your effort writing over 75, 000 words and an agent wants you …
People who work in the field of languages are used to having their skills devalued. After all, language is not a field seen as specific enough like medicine, chemistry or law. Go to any preschool and ask the kids what they want to be when they grow up: scientist, footballer, singer, teacher, plumber… You will …
It takes you a while as a writer to understand the importance of editing. Your book is your baby and you have spent a considerable amount of time shaping it and making it what you want. You have a well-thought-out vision, you’re madly in love with your characters and you know exactly where your writing …
One of the most relevant areas of both content production and translation is transcreation. Transcreation is the process of adapting a message to its appropriate audience. This means, where translation can’t fill in the cultural gaps, transcreation does. Chiefly used in marketing and advertising, transcreation is essential in the global economy where advertising campaigns must …
by Inês Bridges How to Improve Your First Chapter in Five Easy Steps The First Chapter of a Book is often the most rewritten and reworked. Not only is the first chapter your calling card for your readers, but it is also your hook for literary agents and agents. The First Chapter of your book …
