Rob Bignell, Editor
I'm the author of more than 60 books and an established editor who has helped more than 300 authors achieve their publishing dreams. My books include hiking trail guidebooks, a novel, children's books, and poetry.
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Increase sales by publishing title as an audio bookinventingrealityediting.com Often new authors just think about getting their books into paperback and ebook. But potential purchasers of your book don’t just read words on a page or screen; they also enjoy books by liste…
Ask Me a Questioninventingrealityediting.com Have a question about writing, self-publishing or marketing? Ask me! Or rather ask Robot Rob at the “Chat with us” button in the lower right of your screen. Drawing on more than 2000 ar…
10 Great Tips on How to Create Charactersinventingrealityediting.com • How to come up with characters’ names• How to create a character’s background• What makes a story character interesting? What makes an interesting story character for the ages? It’s more than jus…
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The 7 Best Tips for Writing Your Opening Sceneinventingrealityediting.com • Create a riveting opener for your story • Write a great narrative hook • Draw readers into story with great opening lines• Start story with event that upsets status …
Guidelines for designing your book's front coverinventingrealityeditingservice.typepad.com Given that the most important part of your cover is its very front – as that’s what potential readers will see when they consider purchasing your book in a store or online – you’ll want to spend some ...
Write. Just write. Start. And read as much as you can. Read widely and read different things, and sometimes while immersed in the multitude voices of others, you just might find your own. - Chimamanda...tinyurl.com Professional Book Editor: Having your novel, short story or nonfiction manuscript proofread or edited before submitting it can prove invaluable. In an economic climate where you face heavy competition...
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7 Great Tips to Create Conflict in Your Storyinventingrealityediting.com • Focus on conflict in opening lines• Utilize both internal and external conflicts• Center on internal flaw for compelling story • Use confidant to reveal hero’s inner turm…
Writing prompt: Describe any objectinventingrealityediting.com Suffering from writer’s block or need to add some spunk to your writing? The problem may be that you need to change up your routine. To that end, try this tip: Select any object in the environ…