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#1
While writing a novel start a new paragraph with the change of speaker. Begin a new paragraph each time the dialogue shifts to a different character. To probe deeper into the same subject, summarize, alter emphasis or focus, change the tone, begin new paragraphs with a shift in mindset, or change course. Furthermore, within paragraphs, sentences and phrases should be logically connected.
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A character in dialogue, on the other hand, may jump from subject to subject inside the same paragraph. Full sentences, phrases, or a blend of the two can make up a paragraph. You don't have to compose a whole sentence every time. The beginning and ending sentences are the most significant parts of a paragraph. Readers are more likely to notice and retain information offered in these places. Place it at the start or conclusion of a paragraph if you want the readers to take note of anything. (Readers pay careful attention to the last lines of paragraphs that finish scenes or chapters.)
#2
Word Play / Re: Change a letter
June 07, 2022, 08:37:55 AM
Children are capable of being excellent readers, but motivating them may be tough. Parents could discover success by playing activities with their children that help them improve their reading abilities and vocabulary at the same time! Word Ladder is a game-like experience that lets students focus on decoding words even while teaching new terms. It's a game in which you start with one word and afterward change one letter from the preceding word at a time to construct a succession of words. Each word should be a legitimate English term. If you wish to make a word ladder from Bike to Lake, for example, try Bike->Hike->Like ->Lake.
#3
For the kids, the game called word chain is very useful to learn and blend segments and manipulate the phonemes. The basic rules are that each player chooses a category on which to name words. The first player speaks after the category has been created. If the category is cities in the United States, for example, the first person may respond with "Los Angeles." The second man must start a new city's name with the same letter as the first, for example, "Seattle." The game will continue until one of the players is stuck and unable to continue the chain (for example, if the next player is unable to come up with a city that begins with "E"). Players can play for as many points as they like up to a predefined limit.
#4
Pronunciation is the most significant distinction between British and American English. There are a few changes in the way each variant of English uses grammar, as well. There are some grammatical distinctions between American and British English. The present perfect is used in British English to speak about a previous activity that is related to the present. In American English, the present perfect could be used in the same way, although people frequently are using the past simple when they perceive the activity to be completed. Which is really common with the adverbs yet, already, and just.
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There are several distinctions in the American English that really are incomprehensible to British English speakers, such as when Americans eliminate entire verbs from a phrase. When a person in the United States says they'll write them a letter, they say "I'll write them." When asked if they would like to go shopping, an American may respond, "I could." These responses would be strange in the UK, as we would reply "I'll write to you" and "I could go." Removing the verb could be due to a desire by Americans to speak more quickly, or it could be due to the British need to spell out precisely what they're saying.
#5
If you are a full-time writer and want to publish your magazine then there are a few things you should take care of.  Like will you should publish your magazine online or offline. Or will it cover regional or international topics? One of the most essential things you should keep in mind is to do a bit of research about what or who will be in your competition or how will your magazine of yours stand out differently? Then the next important thing is content. Take your time and publish quality content on your website. Focus on quality above quantity when self-publishing a magazine. Don't be scared to start little and gradually increase your page count. It is preferable to have ten pages of good content rather than twenty pages of mediocre material. Additionally, more regular releases will aid in the growth of your audience. If shorter publications entail more regular issues, you can take advantage of the lower duration. Then layout your magazine and most importantly proofread it as much as you can.
#6
Ask a Question / Re: Any more or anymore?
June 02, 2022, 08:56:44 AM
The words any more and anymore have similar meanings, but they are not interchangeable. It depends on how you're utilizing it whether you make another one or two words. Any more is a phrase that alludes to quantity (Would you want any more tea?).
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Anymore is a time-related adverb (I don't enjoy tea anymore.). In British English, the word is written as any more but in American English, it is written as Anymore. If you are a student from a country where English is not a native language then this may be stunningly for you. If you want to know the difference between British and American English and want to speak fluent English you should read English books as much as possible.
#7
There are a lot of publishing platforms for authors where you can submit your story and write your blog. The blog can be related to any topic like health, science, sports, entertainment, etc. different website gives you author rights which means you have complete copyright on that blog, and you can edit it and ask the authors of the website to remove that blog from their website. Different websites also conduct blogging competitions where they give you a topic and you have to write a blog related to that topic. Also if your blog is better than others you may win the prize which usually is money or a trophy or both.
#8
A set of collectively accepted criteria for written English is known as a convention. We utilize these rules to make our writing more legible and to make it easier for our readers to understand what we're trying to communicate. For example, we usually read different types of quotations on social media or on many different websites. For example; https://mytutorsource.com/blog/educational-quotes/ . If you look at these quotes you will realize it may be a bit difficult if they were written simply as a paragraph. A convention can be classified into four categories: spelling, sentence form, capitalization, and punctuation.
#9
There are a lot of people who don't know that but people sell their ideas to different magazines. Yes it's true and you can earn a decent amount of money with that and a lot of people are earning from it. And if we talk about the idea, that which type of idea you can sell so here's one thing is clear that you can sell any type of idea. It can be related to a handmade gadget that you created for your help in the garden or a tool to clean your kitchen's washbasin's faucet. The only condition is that your Idea should be unique and have never been published before.

#10
Ask a Question / Re: Quick grammar question
May 19, 2022, 08:30:59 AM
Grammar can be confusing sometimes. Sometimes even if you know the correct word to use you still are not confident and have to ask. You can google these types of issues if you want to get an immediate answer. We use " was" with only he, she, it, and singular names. For the rest "were" is used. Hope it will not confuse you next time. Also in the present tense, we use "s" or "es" with he, she, it, and singular names only.
#11
Ask a Question / Re: Level of Participation
May 18, 2022, 02:01:56 PM
It has been two years since you posted this you had zero kudos and now you have 2. If you start a discussion on some serious topic related to writing or publishing many writers will replay. You will see if you ask for help, with what you are writing, you will find many writers taking their time to help you.
#12
Ask a Question / Re: Any more or anymore?
May 18, 2022, 09:32:59 AM
Hi, hope you are doing great and your work has been published by now. Maybe she had done it for a reason. Maybe she could not find any other issue but she had to change something so she changed "any more" to "anymore". Just kidding. Hopefully, you asked her why thou. Your decision of being polite was right especially if you are going to work with her in the future.
#13
If you are a novel writer and want to attract others to read your novel so for that, the best way is to write a curio blog. The curio blog is like a trailer of a novel in written form. In this blog, you can write or explain a bit about your novel or your character. Also gives a little hint about the plot and leaves it with suspense. You can write that blog on any website which has good traffic so more people can reach your blog. You can hire a writer that can write the blog for you and you can also write the blog by yourself.
#14
If you are a self-published writer and want to publish your eBooks or audiobooks so there are several online books store where you can sell your books with your name. Also if you are already tried to sell your eBooks on Amazon or haven't got any luck you can try these websites. Just before publishing your book for sale take a look at the website policies. Checking it out will give you an idea of how much commission that website will charge and how much money it will pay you. Also, make sure they give you all authors' rights. Also, you have independence whenever you want you can remove your eBook from their store.
#15
Writer's Talk / Re: All good things...
May 17, 2022, 07:48:13 AM
What is the purpose behind this survey? Just Curious. A dear fellow human being, If you are threatened for the first time it can be very scary but with several threats, you become used to it. But no matter if you are being threatened for the first time or 10th time always report it and tell your friend or someone about it immediately. If you receive a threat in a public place move to an area where there are lots of people and immediately call your family member. And if you are receiving threats, when you have to go out always take someone with you.