This guest post is written by author, freelance writer and director Nicole Ayers. Each year in April, several hundred writers around the world gather online to participate in the Blogging from A to Z Challenge started in 2010 by Arlee Bird at Tossing It Out. This blogathon, where participants blog every day (except Sundays) on a topic starting with one letter…
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Writing Prompt: Write about Your Favorite Dr. Maya Angelou Inspirational Quotes
Dr. Maya Angelou Wednesday Have you had a chance to review some biographical facts about Dr. Maya Angelou? In case you haven’t, let me brief you on some of the highs and lows from her life. She worked as a prostitute, dancer, singer, and speaker. She was raped at an early age and lived through the deaths of two famous…
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How to Format Your Book for Kindle Using Microsoft Word in 6 Easy Steps
This guest post is written by publishing authority and two time best-selling author Kristen Eckstein. Anyone who’s tried formatting their eBook themselves will tell you it’s no small feat. There are hundreds of conversion programs and Kindle “meatgrinders” that promise clean Kindle files, yet deliver a file full of gobbledygook. Some common formatting issues include wacky spacing, entire sections or…
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Writing Prompt: Define One Form of African American Dialect
Funky Language Monday Today, we’ll be intermingling history and language a little bit. To understand the meaning and significance of some of the words spoken by the African Americans of today, it is a good idea to take a walk in the past to visit the origins of language. There are many plausible theories as to why certain African American…
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Writing Prompt: Compare Slavery Timeline with Emancipation Proclamation
This post is part of the “I Know I Can” WNFIN 10-Month Training. History Friday In today’s writing prompt, we will be discussing the sensitive, but critical issue of slavery in the United States. The beauty, advancement, and noted achievements of African Americans of today do not make much sense without a meaningful understanding of the history of slavery. The…
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