The Four Most Common Mistakes in Whitepapers
Producing successful whitepapers takes a combination of skill and creativity. It requires a practical approach that can help writers get their message out there and, in turn, provide readers with the information they seek. However, there are cases in which a whitepaper fails to deliver. When a paper fails, writers may be left wondering what went wrong. In this articl...
April 30, 2021 READ MORE
The Six Types of Editing: Knowing Which Is the Right One
Legendary novelist Stephen King once said, “To write is human, to edit is divine.” Indeed, nothing is perfect the first time. Writing is no exception. Effective writing requires a progressive approach. No matter how good writing is the first time, a good edit can take a text from good to great. When readers lay their eyes on a finished piece, they see the result ...
April 28, 2021 READ MORE
Reading What’s Real: 11 Types of Nonfiction
If you had to guess, which book category would you suppose is the largest in the United States, by both volume and sales revenue? Would you guess Romance? Mystery? It’s actually neither! In fact, it’s not any genre of novel. Believe it or not, according to NPD Booskscan, it’s actually nonfiction. Nonfiction, by definition, is prose writing that is about real fa...
April 23, 2021 READ MORE
Autobiography 101: How to Write a Captivating Story of an Amazing Life
These days, autobiographies seemingly overrun the book market. And it appears that anyone with a claim to fame wants to profit from their notoriety. However, writing an autobiography is not merely about regaling readers with disjointed anecdotes. An effective autobiography communicates a message that serves as an overarching theme throughout the work. As such, it pro...
April 20, 2021 READ MORE
PART 2: THE SIX MUST-HAVE ELEMENTS IN STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES
Remember when your English teacher introduced the idea of an introductory paragraph? She said you need to include certain information to help the reader immediately identify what your essay or story is about. And what made that lesson so memorable was the inclusion of Who, What, When, Where, and Why. All those W’s stuck in your brain. Well, those W’s are going to he...
April 16, 2021 READ MORE