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ARTICLES:
► Tips on Writing Natural Dialogue—Writing is simply not like talking. It doesn't matter how much you try to mimic ordinary speech to make your text sound informal—or realistic, in the case of dialogue.
► "Are Memoirs Beating the Fiction Market?"—Memoirs are not only holding their own in the book market, they're filling an important gap left by the fiction market.
► "Why Anybody Can Write a Memoir"
► "How to Get the Best Out of Your Ghostwriter"
► "Why You Should Think Before You Write"
► "Tips on How to Soften Your Writer's Block"
BOOK REVIEWS:
► Stephen King's latest novel, Under the Dome
► "The Old Cold War Magic We All Miss by That Much"—A recently discovered CIA manual of old secret tricks.
► Short book reviews
► More book reviews & must-reads
BLOG ARTICLES:
► The Secret to Writing With an Authentic Voice—Fiction writers consider dialogue one of the best ways to breathe realism into a story.
► Tim Fitzgerald's ground-breaking memoir of his days as a youth activist in the 1960s.
► "Do You Have to Be Famous to Write Your Memoir?"—That's the myth, and here are the facts...
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PUBLISHING NEWS:
► "An e-Book Melee Worthy of a Soap" and more...
COOL FACTS:
► Did You Know...?
► Famous Ghostwriters
WRITING TIPS
► Writing With Style
► Writing Tidbits: Sentences
► Writing Tidbits: Paragraphs
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Anthony has been key to developing my writing career. He has been, and continues to be, a mentor, a trusted intellectual mind that holds thoughts and words with care and insight. Yet he sees, not merely the written text, but the soul and spirit that is behind every passage that emerges from a writers deepest parts....His attention to detail, his vast vocabulary, his eye for the tiniest elements of structure, character, even grammar and punctuation leave no stone unturned in his quest to deliver perfection to a client. He makes me look good! I have been working with Dr Shaker for about two years and will continue to work with him, if he will, on many projects to come.
- Nenosi Mae, writer, cultural
journalist, novelist, artist, photographer
The Colours of Barashasha (novel) barashasha@yahoo.co.uk
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