by Gill Booles | Jun 2, 2019 | Blog, Writing style
Is it ever worth reading the Afterword, the bit at the end of a book that explains how it came into being? Below is an excerpt taken from Porcelain, the coming-of-age memoir written by musician and DJ, Moby: “When I first talked to a literary agent about writing a...
by Gill Booles | Nov 2, 2015 | Blog, Marketing, Print, Self-publishing, Writing style
Here’s my advice for marketing your book, possibly even before you’ve written it. Most people are not just writing a book. Do you have the luxury of writing full time and getting paid for it? As an expert writer or knowledge specialist, you’ll most likely be writing...
by Gill Booles | Jan 28, 2014 | Articles, Blog, Communication, Content, Digital, social media, translations, Website, Writing style
Man United will join millions of people to celebrate the Chinese New Year, the Year of the Horse, which falls on 31 January. The club will use its own official Chinese website, to appeal to Chinese-speaking fans. It’s fair to assume the club doesn’t have to justifying...
by Gill Booles | Feb 19, 2013 | Content, Marketing, Writing style
I will leave behind a lovingly crafted product listing for a coffee machine. Feel free to use it. A quick copy and paste should do the job. No, no, I insist. Please go ahead. Be my guest says Gill Booles. Once I’ve joined the coffee grounds, it’s likely to be my...
by Gill Booles | Jan 21, 2013 | Writing style
If you want the sense of truth that comes from an eyewitness account you use the first person. The story is told by the main character from their point of view, and we stay inside the head of someone intimately involved with the events. He can explain his actions and...
by Gill Booles | Nov 29, 2012 | Communication, Writing style
This week saw the world premiere of The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, a film telling a story where characters go on ‘a journey’. At the start Bilbo Baggins is just like us, living his ordinary life, but by the end he will have become a hero. As he moves through his...
