http://www.thefineprintblog.co.uk If you don't read you'll be in trouble Thu, 12 Jan 2012 21:33:08 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en If you’re reading this blog, then I think I probably know your answer to the above question and I suspect it’s the same answer I would give every time; books. Sure, the Kindle is a marvellous little gadget but it’s nothing more than a gimmick when you compare it to ... http://www.thefineprintblog.co.uk/2012/01/12/kindle-vs-books/ Watching The One Show last night, it was the usual routine: two very happy presenters and various articles about things which we – the general public – are supposed to be interested in. One of the articles, typically, was quite downbeat, and the other was about bestselling authors and what ... http://www.thefineprintblog.co.uk/2011/11/18/bestsellers-doom-gloom-and-the-authors-who-dont-quite-make-it/ I have one particular friend who loves hard-back books, and I know it’s pretty horrible but I quite like winding him up about it as often and as much as I can. His reasons for loving hard-back books.1) It’s like a precious gift worth cherishing.2) It’s a great way of ... http://www.thefineprintblog.co.uk/2011/09/23/the-hard-back-debate/ It happens without fail every so often: I come across someone who believes, categorically, that language is a talent. That writing and language can not be learned, but are something that is deeply ingrained. While there is a certain truth in this – there are definitely some people who are ... http://www.thefineprintblog.co.uk/2011/08/18/language-and-words-the-hidden-truth/ Ask a hundred people their opinion on this question and you’re sure to get a wide and varied response – just as you should. Amongst those responses will be everything from “of course they can!” to “don’t be ridiculous!” to “I don’t know, I’ve never tried.” Then you’ll have the ... http://www.thefineprintblog.co.uk/2011/08/03/can-anyone-write-a-book-2/ All books have one thing in common: lots and lots of words. And no matter how much blank space there is on the page, some people find them harder to read than others. This can be for a number of reasons:1) Typeface. 2) Density of words.3) Colour of paper.4) Number ... http://www.thefineprintblog.co.uk/2011/08/01/speed-reading-something-to-consider-2/ For anyone who is into or wants to be into article one thing for sure is that for your article to red well, attract attention, and be interesting there are certain things that must do. Use keywords throughout the article and even in the title. Keywords are those terms that ... http://www.thefineprintblog.co.uk/2011/06/22/article-writing-dos/ Most book publishers won’t even look at your manuscript unless you have a literary agent. So how do you go about finding one? It won’t be as easy as an HRD person who goes to a website and responds to the “ click here for human rescoure software ” link. ... http://www.thefineprintblog.co.uk/2011/06/14/getting-yourself-a-literary-agent/ Ego is one trait that a writer cannot afford to have. Mark Twain once said that there is no such thing as a new idea. A writer is just a person who looks at people surrounding him and her and borrows ideas from their lives. From the most unspeakable horror ... http://www.thefineprintblog.co.uk/2011/06/04/ego-a-writers-worst-enemy/ There are many things that bug me about writing – and by this I mean when somebody gets writing wrong, and being a professional they really should know better – but the number 1 thing after spelling mistakes has to be the abuse of dialogue tags. Listen up, people, there’s ... http://www.thefineprintblog.co.uk/2011/04/30/dont-mess-with-the-tags/