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Academic and technical writing are far different than literary writing, such as novels and poetry. The primary purpose of academic and technical writing is to provide information about a defined topic to a specific audience. Whether you write graduate papers, professional journal articles, dissertations, white papers, manuals, websites, reviews, or similar documents, you are writing academic or technical documents.

Academic and technical writing can be bad writing. They can…

One of the early blogs I wrote (on another blog site) discussed a certain college (that shall remain nameless) who refused my offer of an author appearance. One of the reasons mentioned in the person's email was the fact that my first two books were eBooks and the quote was: “Ebooks don't count”. This was a statement saying that eBooks weren't quality material. I suppose as…

Eighteen-year-old Tilly Breedlove…

Boy, I'll tell ya. We have a thread entitled The Next Big Thing over at the AbsoluteWriter forum and it's a interesting foray into the crystal ball skill of predicting what the reading world will latch onto in 2014. We've run the gamut of everything to horror to New Adult. It is/was like predicting the genre of J.K. Rowling new book that came out a while ago. Everybody was taking a stab at and, of course, it ended up being a mystery. …

RELATED TO ST. FRANCIS OF ASSISI

It is true that I am a relative of Thomas Jefferson which causes a great deal of pride but lately, I have been considering the possibility that I may have another relation of more ancient descent and more holy. This thought is not something which occurred to me suddenly. Considering the events over the past twenty-five years, the randomness of this assumption is most unlikely.…

I drove into Winder, Georgia and visited the Old Lions Club on East Broad Street and the grassy area in front where the annual county fair was established in the late fifties and early sixties. Oh…the memories exploded in my mind as I looked up at the old white Lions Club building. I smiled as the flashbacks created past visual images in rapid succession.

Oh…the memories…

I grew up in a small town and think it was the best option for schooling and a friendly, safe community.

I still live in a small town but it’s…

Publications:

• -  Al-Shuaibi, A. M. (2013). Omani Vocational Students' Attitude Towards Using Code-Switching / Mixing. An Ongoing Study at Salalah College of Technology.…

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Technology offers authors and experts an opportunity to spread their messages across multiple media channels.  A skillful pairing of content with a virtual platform can unfold your story further and create a unique experience for your readers. The video below demonstrates the…

My business coach and branding expert Julie Cottineau always quotes Jay –Z, an American rapper, who seems to capture the whole idea of marketing in one sentence: “I’M NOT A BUSINESSMAN/I’M A BUSINESS, MAN!” – Jay-Z…

 experts, like Seth Godin and others, predict that books and expert content have to move more and more into the digital realm to adapt to how people interact with information. We already saw it when Oprah launched an  with Brené Brown based on her book. That…

Our goal here at Bookphoria is to entice more authors, speakers and experts to explore the world of multimedia as a gateway to more dynamic and engaging presentations, growing readership and audience, greater impact and  for your business. We want to give you practical tips and tools to start using multimedia in your…

Last October I wrote a blog “Spice and Me…a little longer together. Well, this morning at 7:16am Spice passed away after a four month battle with cancer. She’s now with God in heaven!

I want to honor Spice and Reblog the story about the six-year relationship we had…

This is a great question, and it is one I don't often see. On the other hand, it reflects a concept that confuses many people: parallelism. 

Correct use of “rather than” 

“Rather than” indicates a parallel structure in which two things are compared. To be grammatically correct, the two things being compared need to be equal, meaning they have the same grammatical structure or form. 

Here are two simple examples to demonstrate the parallel structure created…

Hi everyone,

It's been a long time since I've visited Authors.com. I have been extremely busy with my writing. Here is a quick update.

I write what I call 'real-life fiction.' I take pieces of my life and that of others and then add in some fiction that results in a realistic sounding fiction tale that most will relate to.

In 2012 my 2009 self-published book, Sensitivity 101 ... the Search for Acceptance, was picked up a publisher after…

Reality

Three steps back and you're in the past;

Forget what is yet to come, for that I have won.

I call your name too be in sweet tame,

to breathe and be within your game.

I fell to what I felt…

This Acrostic Poem that I had written back in 2005 originated from a contest I was entered in through my class. It was also published in the book called Gifted.

My Family

My family is so kind to me

You wish to have a family like mine

Family is everything to me

A good family consists of love and joy

My family has something beyond that

Including that we help one…

It doesn't matter how so plain

Or rough the crust may be,

The kernel is what truly counts --

The part we cannot see.

A piece of land perceived as good

And ripe for human toil

May yet prove unproductive

Without the proper soil.

Can we appraise the saber

While still within its sheath,

Or comprehend the ocean

Unless we look beneath?

Sights we often fail to see

And thoughtlessly…

To get matured intimacy for any relations longevity both sides responding intensity has to be equal mutually.

Especially for all natural & unconditional relations can’t be advanced only one side’s zeal or strong wills integrity.…