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Gonzalo Narvreón, author of “Stories of a Married Man” and...

Although much ink has been devoted to sex, sagas like “Stories of a married man” and “Aquiles” address a moor that few authors have passed through “non-heteronormative sexuality.” Gonzalo Narvreón and Aquiles lead Gonzalo Narvreón, the writer, where his appetite takes them. We talked to Gonzalo Alcaide Narvreón about these two successful series. Why write two sagas, in which the protagonists are bisexual men, sexuality so little visible and even resisted? Interesting question and I would say that the answer… Read more

Calendario 15 / October / 2020
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Amélie Yan-Gouiffès: Sometimes All You Need To Do Is Jump

Ever since Amélie Yan-Gouiffès decided to dedicate her life to helping others she’s proved that there’s never a bad time to start following your heart. After working for 17 years managing humanitarian projects in countries such as those in former Yugoslavia, Colombia, Zimbabwe, Eritrea, Nicaragua, Haiti, and Nepal amongst many others, she now supports leaders and change-makers to share their message with the world. Now this debut author, who is an international speaker, coach, humanitarian and a mother, has found… Read more

Calendario 05 / February / 2020
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How to create strong characters in your fiction writing
Calendario 22 / June / 2017 Cantidad de comentario Sin Comentarios

  A crucial element to any story is the strength of the characters involved, their consistency, credibility as real people and enigmatic qualities. A plot, invariably comes second to strong characters, need evidence for this? Consider Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s Sherlock Holmes, a universally loved novel, yet can you describe in detail any of the plot lines, like you can recite memorable characteristics of either Sherlock or Watson? Strong characters are what people remember, thus, strong characters make for successful storytelling. … Read more

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Dealing with Dialogue in Your Writing – Help Guide
Calendario 07 / June / 2017 Cantidad de comentario Sin Comentarios

Compared to Real Life When you think of adding dialogue into your writing it’s always easy to think of how people actually talk. But if you sit and listen to conversations, this wouldn’t quite work on paper. Imagine reading people using ‘um’ and ‘err’, and speaking over each other. Sure, some interruptions can work well on paper, but not to the extent that they do in real life. Similarly, real world conversations have a tendency to switch from one topic… Read more

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Widening your Audience with Translation – Help Guide
Calendario 24 / May / 2017 Cantidad de comentario Sin Comentarios

Get Noticed In the increasingly expanding global market you want to do everything you can in order to get yourself and your book noticed. You want to widen your network and make yourself available and accessible as globally as you can. One way of achieving such goals is through the idea of book translation. What better way to connect with others than have your own words translated into another country’s native language? The Facts English is found to be the… Read more

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A Little Look Into the Growing Trend of Audio Books – Help Guide
Calendario 11 / May / 2017 Cantidad de comentario Sin Comentarios

  Having a book be read aloud to you may take you back to being young. Some may not enjoy this sensation and find it too childlike for them. But it has been found that 85% of what we learn is through listening, so it can’t be too strange, surely? Over the past three years, audiobooks have been found to be the highest growing sector of publishing. This tells you that it must be working for someone! Whether it is… Read more

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Putting off Proofreading – Helpful Reminder for that Part we Hate
Calendario 03 / May / 2017 Cantidad de comentario Sin Comentarios

Proofreading is not the easiest job to attempt after staring at your screen after hours on end. Many of us do not enjoy this part at all, but it is sadly something that has to be done. And if not done correctly, you will most definitely hear about it. It doesn’t have to be scary or agonising though. You could make (or ask nicely) a friend to have a read of it for you. It is usually someone that has… Read more