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How to Write a Book Review
When writing a book review, it is important to know the difference between a review and a report or summary—reviewing means discussing the strengths and weaknesses of a book. This podcast details ways to keep your review critical and how to support your argument. Continued...
Finding Time to Write
Whether you work a second job, go to school, have a family, or all three, it can be hard to find the time to write. In this podcast, Scribendi.com editors provide time management techniques to help you maintain a schedule and keep you on top of your writing goals. Continued...
Editing Versus Proofreading
If you are looking for professional help with your writing, it is important to know what you need help with. The differences between editing and proofreading are outlined in this podcast. Knowing these differences will help you obtain the most appropriate service. Continued...
Editing Tips—Making Comparisons
As part of the Editing Tips series, this podcast gives suggestions about how to make comparisons in academic writing in order to give your reader all the necessary information. Tips and examples of how to avoid a phantom comparison are supplied to help ensure the clarity of your writing. Continued...
E-book Publishing
We belong to a generation that values having knowledge at its fingertips. Innovations, such as the E-book, have provided alternatives to the traditional methods of receiving documents (or written text). If you are looking to publish your work, this podcast will outline some advantages and disadvantages of E-book publishing. Continued...
What is Back Matter?
A book does not always end with the story. The last few pages at the back of a novel may contain what is known “as back mater,” or, in plain terms, a discussion on some aspect of the book. If you are interested in the different elements of back matter, this podcast will be a helpful resource. Continued...
A Microsoft Office 2010 Review
Microsoft has made some changes to its Office suite of programs. This podcast, written from a clear, concise, non-IT perspective, will update you about what has been removed, added, or changed. Continued...
Front Matter: What it is and Why it is Important
Maybe you've flipped through the first few pages of a book and wondered what all that information is about, or maybe you've always just skipped those pages. All the material that appears at the front of a book before the actual content is called front matter, and it actually contains some very important information! To learn more about front matter, please listen to our podcast. Continued...
Tips on Writing Your NaNoWriMo Novel in a Month
The task of writing a 50,000 word novel in one month may seem daunting, but that is the goal of National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo). This podcast will give you some useful tips to help you finish the last 5,000 words of your novel. Continued...
Writing Short Stories
When you are writing a short story it can be difficult to keep your word count down. There isn't a lot of space to develop your plot and characters. This podcast will outline some of the rules of writing a short story. Continued...
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