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5 Tips on Self-Publishing an Ebook
While we’re still fond of the old-fashioned papery versions, no one can deny that digital self-publishing has made it much easier for authors to find an audience for their writing. But how does self-publishing an ebook work? And what do you need to do? We have a few tips to...
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5 Tips for Writing a Job Acceptance Letter
...it’s an opportunity to express your gratitude to the employer and enthusiasm for your new role. In this post, we’ll cover five tips for creating a perfect job acceptance letter: Follow a standard letter format (or write a clear subject line for an email). Thank the employer for the job...
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5 Tips for Writing a Book Dedication
If you are writing a book, you might want to dedicate it to someone who has inspired, supported, or influenced you. This usually means placing a short message to someone important at the start of your book or manuscript. But how do you go about this? Our top five tips...
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How to Use Abbreviations (6 Top Tips)
Abbreviations can be tricky, so it’s important to use them correctly. That’s why we’ve created this list of top tips about using abbreviations in your written work! 1. When to Abbreviate You don’t need to abbreviate every long word. It’s best to save abbreviations for terms you use repeatedly, especially...
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5 Tips on How to Develop a Search Strategy
In academic writing, a “search strategy” refers to the methods used to find sources. You’ll often have to document your search strategy in the methodology section of a thesis or dissertation. But how do you develop a good search strategy? It depends on what you’re researching, but these five tips...
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A Guide to Student Volunteering (5 Top Tips)
College life can be busy, what with classes, assignments, and tests. Never mind trying to maintain a social life! But if you have the time, you could find volunteering very rewarding. To help explain why, we’ve put together this set of five top tips for student volunteers! 1. It Can...
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How to Avoid a Computer Disaster (4 Tips on Backing Up Data)
...of your work. Computers, meanwhile, can crash without warning (especially if you’re prone to spilling your coffee on your laptop). As such, we’ve got a few tips on backing up data to share. 1. Save Regularly The first and most basic tip we can offer is to save your work...
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Terrifying Tales of Terrible Terror! (4 Tips on Writing a Scary Story)
...yarns about ghosts and ghouls to rattle you? Well, you could invent a scary story to set spines tingling using these (terrifying) writing tips. 1. Not Peanut Butter! Anything but Peanut Butter! We’re all scared of something, whether it’s the dark, giant spiders or getting peanut butter stuck to the...
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5 Top Tips on Writing an Academic Blog Post
Blog posts are a great way for researchers and other academics to share their ideas outside of the usual channels of journal articles, conference papers, and so on. But how do you write a strong academic blog post? Our top tips include: Work out what to write about and your...
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Get Creative! (5 Tips for Writing Poetry and Fiction)
...requires a different approach. Nevertheless, the following tips should be helpful if you’re not sure where to begin with your creative project. 1. Time to Experiment! As mentioned, creative writing includes many different styles and forms. You might already have a good sense of the writing style that suits you,...
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Writing Tips: Shortening Sentences
...Handily, we have a few top tips for doing exactly that! 1. Avoid Redundancy “Redundancy” means using additional words that don’t add anything meaningful to a sentence. The phrase “twelve midnight,” for instance, means exactly the same thing as “midnight,” so the “twelve” is redundant. It’s therefore a good idea...
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Resting Easy! 5 Top Tips for Beating Student Insomnia
...term health. So it might be time to put sleeplessness to bed (PUN ALERT! PUN ALERT!) using our top five tips for beating insomnia! 1. Have a “Bedtime” You probably remember “bedtime” as something you resented as a child. But now that you’re old enough not to have to be...
