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Month: March 2018

Opening sentence – use it to grab the attention of your readers

Opening sentence

Arguably the most important words in a book are all contained in the opening sentence. But do you know why? Although the title of your book or narrative may initially grab the attention of your potential reader, it’s when they flick to the first page and read your opening sentence which will really

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Write your book in bite-sized pieces if you are struggling to get started

write you book in bite-sized pieces

Sitting down to write a full-length autobiography, memoir, family history, local history book or whatever subject you have chosen can be daunting so why not write your book in bite-sized pieces. Pick out something that interests you Choose an anecdote, a

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