Better ways to write (almost) everything
….screamed PeoplePerHour recently … offering, we assume, any upcoming author the chance to have a reasonably positive (would you pay even £10 for a blasting?) review that will be placed on some useful sites including, we hope, Amazon. [Read more…]
Suzan St Maur
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Potty-mouthed "adult" poems to have you laughing your head off - preferably in the downstairs toilet or bathroom...by yours truly Suzan St Maur.
Amazon bestseller every Holiday Season since 2001! This little book is a firm favourite with horsey families and makes the ideal gift for anyone who loves riding. Compiled by Suzan St Maur.
---------------------------------------------------------The no-bullsh*t guide to writing blogs that boost your brand, business and customer loyalty..."At long last, some common sense writing about how businesses can use blogging effectively." Written by Suzan St Maur.
---------------------------------------------------------"This book is by no means all encompassing, but in it author Suzan St Maur has researched and shared several hundred of the most commonly used terms. Not only do we now know what they all mean but, where appropriate, we also learn their origins – some of which are fascinating and very surprising."
---------------------------------------------------------Great little book for anyone who enjoys dining out and wants to learn the right issues to write about in reviews for Trip Advisor etc. Written by the late Sam Worthington, superb chef, restaurant critic and bon viveur...
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Nearly 80 percent of all emails don't even get opened, never mind acted on. Here are some ideas on how to get your emails into that top 20 percent... bit.ly/2PeQ31o
If you are writing either a nonfiction or fiction book (or want to) and are thinking about how to get it published, here are some red light warnings of just three of the scams that abound in the book publishing industry.
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SHOCK, HORROR ... the Apostrophe Protection Society is on the way out. See @Lynn Gaertner-Johnston's excellent apostrophe quiz here ... bit.ly/2RtDguT
Apostrophes: Ignorance & Laziness Have Not Won!
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Over the past 24 hours, news outlets have featured a story about the closing of the Apostrophe Protection Society, whose founder, John Richards, wrote, "We, and our many supporters worldwide, have done our best but the ignorance and laziness present in modern times have won!" I say they have not....
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