American English or British English?

Sunday, October 28, 2007

Let's say that you're an entrepreneur who speaks English as a second language and needs to write published articles or technical documentation in English for an international audience.You haven't time to waste, so here we go.First you must decide whether to use British English or American English. Until recently, British English was the international standard. However, today American English is

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Location Hopping in Fiction

Tuesday, October 23, 2007

Remember that variety is the spice of life. By location hopping you enhance reader interest and enjoyment by moving around to different and unexpected locations. Vary the story's settings as much as possible. When planning your novel, think up eight or ten locations for the scenes. Unless your story must be set in a particular locale, the whole world is your playground.Location hopping also

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