The Daily Port of Call: September 5, 2014

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In today’s Daily Port of Call, you’ll find how to make a necklace with your words, six great epiphanies, and tips for a page-turning novel.

Create a necklace with your prose: Choose “strong words, especially heart words, strung in shapely patterns.”

Discover six great epiphanies of successful authors.

Learn these tips for writing a page-turning novel.

Here are writing tips from Man Booker Prize winning authors.

Find out how to use voice recognition software to make the most of your writing time.

Can exercise make you a better writer?

The Daily Port of Call: September 4, 2014

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In today’s Daily Port of Call, you’ll find the passive voice, intense conflict, and new blogging rules for writers.

What is the passive voice, and why are we told to avoid it?

Find out how to intensify conflict and deepen characters.

Learn these eight new blogging rules for writers.

Check out these lists of websites for indie authors from Molly Greene and Author Marketing Experts.

Discover what you need to know about Amazon pre-ordering.

Do you struggle with time management? Here are two suggestions.