As someone who knows how hard it can be to choose a character name for your fantasy novel, I came across some interesting discussions on Quora (here and here). They concerned the letter Æ and the evolution of old Anglo-Saxon names. I hope you find it as interesting as I did! What does Ælf mean? […]

Old Anglo-Saxon Character Names — Nicholas C. Rossis

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Copyright Law And Blockchain For Authors And Publishers In An Age Of Artificial Intelligence – by Joanna Penn… — wordrefiner

From Amazon: “Wilbur es un pequeño tractor tímido. Le encanta cortar la hierba para Jim. Pero, ¿qué pasa cuando debe encontrar un nuevo hogar? ¿Jim seguirá siendo su amigo? ¿Quién será su nuevo dueño? A Wilbur le encantaría que lo llevaras a casa y leyeras su aventura.”Una historia encantadora que capturará la imaginación de los niños y estoy seguro de que se convertirá en una de las historias favoritas a la hora de dormir.”

My Review: “Oh my. I just read this awesome book for kids. Wilbur, a red tractor, caught my attention. First of all, he’s functional in helping farmer, Jim, with chores and doing new chores. The relationship between human and tractor is like life, tears included and with feelings. Life lessons to be learned, great to stretch your wings past the point that you think you can’t go past. I loved the six questions in the back asking kids what they remember of this story. Wonderful illustrations. Perfect five star book.”

A first draft is very hard to write, and sometimes you just need to get words on the page in all their glorious messiness. But when it comes time to revise, you’ll need to polish things up so they read smoothly. One crucial area of focus: your verbs. Verbs are the cornerstone of novels. When […]

Clear out the clutter around your verbs — Nathan Bransford | Writing, Book Editing, Publishing