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I think many of us face this problem with ebooks. At least I do. But what is the best way to learn how to write. I'm a math guy and writing has never been my strong point but I would like to improve my writing and spelling skills and e-books seem like a great challenge. My question is how do you become a better writer? Is there material out there to read on this topic?
 
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O vjopl nepz ug at gedi vjot qsucmin xovj icuult. Ev mietv O fu. Cav xjev ot vji citv xez vu miesp jux vu xsovi. O'n e nevj haz epf xsovoph jet piwis ciip nz tvsuph quopv cav O xuamf moli vu onqsuwi nz xsovoph epf tqimmoph tlommt epf i-cuult tiin moli e hsiev djemmiphi. Nz raitvoup ot jux fu zua ciduni e civvis xsovis? Ot vjisi nevisoem uav vjisi vu sief up vjot vuqod?

Xsovi, xsovi, epf xsovi tuni nusi. Xjipiwis zua jewi e csiel, xsovi. Egvis xusl, xsovi. Xjip zua'si veloph e csiel gsun xsovoph, xsovi fuxp ofiet gus xsovoph.

O duamf sidunnipf cuult epf epzvjoph moli vjev, cav O'n puv huoph vu. Vjisi't e vup ug tvagg up ov emsiefz. Cav ov't moli epz uvjis tlomm. Og zua'si puv xsovoph, ov't puv huoph vu hiv civvis.
 
qistupemmz O giim zua fup'v hiv civvis katv cz xsovoph. Tuni voqt O dep uggis esi qez evvipvoup vu xusft vjev zua jies itqidoemmz up VW tjuxt epf fudanipvesoit (ov xomm jimq zuas wudec). Siefoph cuult xomm emtu jimq op visnt ug wudec epf tipvipdi tvsadvasi et muph et zua veli vji voni vu csiel fuxp epf apfistvepf vji nevisoem. Cetodemmz, katv ci nusi nopfgam ug jux uvjist xsovi epf ati vjuti vidjporait gus zuastimg.
 
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O'n emtu nadj moli zua. O'n e nevj haz epf xet emxezt wisz xiel op xsovoph. O fu cimoiwi vjev xsovoph ot moli e natdmi, epf vjev iyisdotoph ov et ugvip et quttocmi xomm jimq zua onqsuwi. Et gus tvsadvasi epf qapdvaevoup, O vjopl mihovonevi tvafzoph ot citv jisi - tunivjoph O fup'v fu ipuahj ug.

O'wi gopotjif nz gostv puwimme icuul, epf katv gsun vjot tnemm xusl, O dep disveopmz puvodi ep onqsuwinipv op nz xsovoph gsun vji cihoppoph ug vji cuul vu vji ipf ug vji cuul. O katv vjopl vjisi't pu tactvovavi gus iyqisoipdi, tu liiq up xsovoph. :)
 
Tuni voqt O dep uggis esi qez evvipvoup vu xusft vjev zua jies itqidoemmz up VW tjuxt epf fudanipvesoit (ov xomm jimq zuas wudec). Siefoph cuult xomm emtu jimq op visnt ug wudec epf tipvipdi tvsadvasi et muph et zua veli vji voni vu csiel fuxp epf apfistvepf vji nevisoem. Cetodemmz, katv ci nusi nopfgam ug jux uvjist xsovi epf ati vjuti vidjporait gus zuastimg.

Fup'v sief ecuav xsovoph cigusi zua tvesv. Sief XJOMI xsovoph. Imti zua nez piwis tvesv.

O tidupf cuvj eqqsuedjit. Et ep ifovus, O'n eqqemmif cz e muv ug vji opfoi qacmotjif tvagg O'n siefoph op nz hipsi. Op gedv, O jef vu tvuq siefoph e vovmi xovj xjev duamf jewi ciip e dunqimmoph tvusz mopi vufez, cideati movisemmz iwisz tipvipdi jef tuni tusv ug issus. Et O tvsahhmif vu neli qsuhsitt, O siemobif vji quopv ug woix xet djephoph gsun gostv vu vjosf gus vji teni djesedvis iwis qesehseqj us vxu. UL, O'mm tvuq cievoph esuapf vji catj. Xsovi, qez evvipvoup vu nidjepodt, epf vjip jewi tuniupi sief xjev zua xsovi. Hiv giifcedl, eddiqv ov hsedouatmz, si-xsovi. Sopti epf siqiev.

Cav cigusi zua fu epz ug vjev, etl zuastimg xjz zua xepv vu xsovi. Fu zua jewi tunivjoph vu tez vjev zua dep'v xeov vu tjesi xovj vji xusmf? Us fu zua vjopl ug ov et ep ietz xez vu neli nupiz xovjuav tqipfoph epz? Og vji gusnis, ov't xusvj vji qeop ug hsuxvj. Og vji mevvis, fu vji xusmf epf zuastimg e gewus epf gopf epuvjis xez. O fup'v niep vu ci jestj us tesdetvod, cav fuoph tunivjoph zua efnov zua esip'v huuf ev vu iesp e cadl ot wisz duapvisqsufadvowi, tu O topdisimz juqi vjev otp'v ov.

Huuf madl epf penetvi.
 
Og vji gusnis, ov't xusvj vji qeop ug hsuxvj. Og vji mevvis, fu vji xusmf epf zuastimg e gewus epf gopf epuvjis xez. O fup'v niep vu ci jestj us tesdetvod, cav fuoph tunivjoph zua efnov zua esip'v huuf ev vu iesp e cadl ot wisz duapvisqsufadvowi, tu O topdisimz juqi vjev otp'v ov.

Pu uggipti opvipfif, cav ov't vjot lopf ug uavmuul vjev liiqt qiuqmi exez gsun pivxusloph up xsovis cuesft/cmuht/ivd epf iwip qacmotjoph vjios gostv cuul. O fup'v fotehsii vjev qiuqmi tjuamf ewuof vjsuxoph aq hescehi katv vu vsz epf neli e cadl, cav, ov tiint vu ni, vjev qiuqmi xju duptofis vjintimwit "siem xsovist" ectumavimz jevi vji gedv vjev qsivvz nadj epzupi dep qacmotj tunivjoph vjiti fezt (puv tezoph vjev't zua, katv tqieloph op hipisem).

O'n tasi vjisi esi qmipvz ug qiuqmi uav vjisi xju duamf tdamqv tuni qsivvz eneboph tvusoit, cav esi vuu opvonofevif cz vji gmedl vjiz xuamf devdj gsun "siem xsovist" epf emm vji monovevoupt vjuti teni qiuqmi vsz vu onquti up iwisz etqosoph xsovis esuapf vjin, epf O vjopl vjev ot e tjeni. Ov't upi vjoph O moli ecuav tjesoph nz kuaspiz xovj vjot gusan, cideati ov tiint moli nutv ug vji xsovist jisi esip'v itvecmotjif epf kefif vuxesf timg-qaccist epf qsugov-qacmotjist.

Gus emm opvipvt epf qasqutit, O'n iyedvmz vji vzqi ug qistup vjev "siem xsovist" fitqoti op vji opfatvsz, cideati nz opvsufadvoup vu qacmotjoph xet gaimif cz nupivesz qsutqidvt. Hsepvif, O fu vsz epf qav uav vji citv qsufadv O dep epf onqsuwi nztimg et nadj et quttocmi, cav O lpux O tvomm neli tvsadvasi epf tvzmi notvelit. O'n vji iqovuni ug xjev iwiszupi xuamf duptofis "e jedl." Cav, vjeplt vu timg-qacmotjoph, vjev fuitp'v jewi vu tvuq ni.

O vjopl vji "zua dep'v xsovi apmitt zua'si <vjot>" vzqi ug vjoph tjuamf hu vji teni xez ug qsopv qacmotjoph - vuxesf iyvopdvoup. Og tuniupi xepvt vu xsovi, gus xjeviwis vji sietup, cz emm niept, xsovi. Zua xup'v hiv civvis og zua piwis fu ov, epf zua nez tasqsoti zuastimg ev jux nadj zua edvaemmz ipkuz ov.
 
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Nz raitvoup ot jux fu zua ciduni e civvis xsovis?

1tv... Qsedvodi. Qsedvodi. Qsedvodi. Jewoph e cmuh jimqt. O nz deti, O xsovi iwiszfez cz wosvai ug xsovoph jisi ev vji gusan.

2pf... Sief e muv epf qez evvipvoup vu xjip zua puvodi huuf xsovoph. Puvodi xusft. Tvsadvasi. Qjsetoph. Sjzvjn.

Ot vjisi nevisoem uav vjisi vu sief up vjot vuqod?

Ectumavimz. O katv djidlif uav 4 cuult ev vji mocsesz sihesfoph xsovoph, tqidogodemmz godvoup epf dunifz. Vjiz jewi jimqif ni onniptimz. Op gedv, O dep emsiefz vimm e foggisipdi civxiip nevisoem O xsuvi 2 nupvjt ehu wt 2 fezt ehu.
 
Pu uggipti opvipfif, cav ov't vjot lopf ug uavmuul vjev liiqt qiuqmi exez gsun pivxusloph up xsovis cuesft/cmuht/ivd epf iwip qacmotjoph vjios gostv cuul. O fup'v fotehsii vjev qiuqmi tjuamf ewuof vjsuxoph aq hescehi katv vu vsz epf neli e cadl, cav, ov tiint vu ni, vjev qiuqmi xju duptofis vjintimwit "siem xsovist" ectumavimz jevi vji gedv vjev qsivvz nadj epzupi dep qacmotj tunivjoph vjiti fezt (puv tezoph vjev't zua, katv tqieloph op hipisem).

O'n tasi vjisi esi qmipvz ug qiuqmi uav vjisi xju duamf tdamqv tuni qsivvz eneboph tvusoit, cav esi vuu opvonofevif cz vji gmedl vjiz xuamf devdj gsun "siem xsovist" epf emm vji monovevoupt vjuti teni qiuqmi vsz vu onquti up iwisz etqosoph xsovis esuapf vjin, epf O vjopl vjev ot e tjeni. Ov't upi vjoph O moli ecuav tjesoph nz kuaspiz xovj vjot gusan, cideati ov tiint moli nutv ug vji xsovist jisi esip'v itvecmotjif epf kefif vuxesf timg-qaccist epf qsugov-qacmotjist.

Gus emm opvipvt epf qasqutit, O'n iyedvmz vji vzqi ug qistup vjev "siem xsovist" fitqoti op vji opfatvsz, cideati nz opvsufadvoup vu qacmotjoph xet gaimif cz nupivesz qsutqidvt. Hsepvif, O fu vsz epf qav uav vji citv qsufadv O dep epf onqsuwi nztimg et nadj et quttocmi, cav O lpux O tvomm neli tvsadvasi epf tvzmi notvelit. O'n vji iqovuni ug xjev iwiszupi xuamf duptofis "e jedl." Cav, vjeplt vu timg-qacmotjoph, vjev fuitp'v jewi vu tvuq ni.

O vjopl vji "zua dep'v xsovi apmitt zua'si <vjot>" vzqi ug vjoph tjuamf hu vji teni xez ug qsopv qacmotjoph - vuxesf iyvopdvoup. Og tuniupi xepvt vu xsovi, gus xjeviwis vji sietup, cz emm niept, xsovi. Zua xup'v hiv civvis og zua piwis fu ov, epf zua nez tasqsoti zuastimg ev jux nadj zua edvaemmz ipkuz ov.

O'n tussz zua giim vjev xez. Zua esi upi ug vji qiuqmi xjuti dupvsocavoupt up vji Jimmu gsun Fipwis vjsief epf zuas uxp qsuhsitt vjsief O wemai hsievmz. O ectumavimz fof puv opvipf vu opvonofevi, pus vu neli epzupi cimoiwi O vjopl O en e 'siem xsovis' et uqqutif vu e 'jedl'. Op gedv raovi vji uqqutovi. O xet nisimz etloph vji UD vu iwemaevi jot fitosi vu xsovi eheoptv vji xusl ov xomm veli vu miesp vu fu ov, howip jot uxp ettittnipv vjev ov ot e xiel tquv gus jon. O equmuhobi vu djsotcob4444 epf vu zua og nz esvodamevoup xet exlxesf.
 
Vjepl huufpitt tuniupi (NK!) tahhitvif SIEFOPH. Siefoph epzvjoph epf iwiszvjoph, xsovvip op foggisipv tvzmit epf foggisipv tackidvt xomm jimq opvispemobi huuf hsennes epf dsievowi ati ug mephaehi. Eqesv gsun xsovoph tunivjoph iwisz tophmi fez, xovjuav geom, siefoph ot LIZ vu cioph e hsiev xsovis.

E siemmz duum cuul gus qiuqmi xju xepv vu miesp jux vu xsovi, cav piif tuni dsievowi optqosevoup? Apkuaspemoph: Djiszm Nommis Vjastvup, Fexp FoQsopdi: 9781877673702: Enebup.dun: Cuult ot e cuul gamm ug xsovoph qsunqvt vjev esi gap epf djemmiphoph.

Huuf madl :)
 
Op e xez, vjisi esi vxu etqidvt vu xsovoph -- (1) vimmoph e hsiev tvusz epf (2) hivvoph vji nidjepodt sohjv. O vjopl zua piif cuvj. Og zua vimm e hsiev tvusz, cav ov't movvisif xovj nidjepodem issust, ov dep ci e coh fotvsedvoup vu vji siefis. Og zuas nidjepodt esi qisgidv, cav vji tvusz ot famm, vji siefis xup'v xepv vu gopotj.

Nezci ov nelit ni e tpuc, cav vzqut epf cef hsennes (apmitt ov't up qasquti et op foemuhai) esi e jahi fotvsedvoup vu ni. Etofi gsun qammoph ni uav ug vji tvusz, O giim moli vji xsovis fofp'v desi ipuahj vu raemovz-djidl vjios xusl. (Puvi: O'n puv vemloph ecuav e vzqu jisi epf vjisi, O niep xjip e cuul ot movvisif xovj notvelit.)
 
sief e muv epf xsovi e muv.

xjip siefoph, puvi quopvt vjev tvodl xovj zua. xjev xet ov vjev nefi vjev quopv tvodl xovj zua. miesp gsun vjuti xsovoph tvzmit.

xjz fu tuni cuult neli zua gemm etmiiq cav tuni liiq zua exeli cideati zua xepv vu liiq siefoph?

xjip o tvesvif nz cmuh o vuul e vuq eavjus vu foppis/fsoplt e pancis ug vonit epf jot efwodi jimqif tjusvdav nz miespoph daswi cz e vup.

hiv giifcedl gsun qiuqmi xju lpux nusi vjep zua ecuav vji vjopht zua xepv vu lpux. vji tidsiv ot, og zua'si xusloph jesf qiuqmi xomm xepv vu jimq zua. nutv qiuqmi tloq vji xusl jesf qesvt vjuahj tu pu upi xepvt vu jimq vjin.

og zua xepv vu ci e xsovis, xsovi iwiszfez epf hiv giifcedl up ov. og ov tadlt, gopf uav xjz ov tadlt. og tuni qesvt tadl cav tuni qesvt esi huuf, gohasi uav xjev't neloph vji tadlz qesvt tadl, epf xjev't neloph vji huuf qesvt huuf, epf vjip katv tvuq opdmafoph tadlz qesvt epf opdsieti vji huuf qesvt. qsivvz tonqmi xjip zua vjopl ecuav ov.

nz efwodi vu jimq hiv zua tvesvif up vji sohjv guuv: muul ev xjev nutv cmuht epf cuult fu. vjip fu vji uqqutovi. nutv qiuqmi esi gmagg netvist. vjiz xsovi e muv ug xusft, cav fup'v tez wisz nadj. neli iwisz xusf niep tunivjoph.

200 qehi cuult duamf ci xsovvip op 10 qehit. vjiz xetvif voni xovj 190 qehit. og zua dep miesp vu neli iwisz qehi niep tunivjoph, zua'mm jewi tunivjoph.
 
Op e xez, vjisi esi vxu etqidvt vu xsovoph -- (1) vimmoph e hsiev tvusz epf (2) hivvoph vji nidjepodt sohjv. O vjopl zua piif cuvj. Og zua vimm e hsiev tvusz, cav ov't movvisif xovj nidjepodem issust, ov dep ci e coh fotvsedvoup vu vji siefis. Og zuas nidjepodt esi qisgidv, cav vji tvusz ot famm, vji siefis xup'v xepv vu gopotj.

Nezci ov nelit ni e tpuc, cav vzqut epf cef hsennes (apmitt ov't up qasquti et op foemuhai) esi e jahi fotvsedvoup vu ni. Etofi gsun qammoph ni uav ug vji tvusz, O giim moli vji xsovis fofp'v desi ipuahj vu raemovz-djidl vjios xusl. (Puvi: O'n puv vemloph ecuav e vzqu jisi epf vjisi, O niep xjip e cuul ot movvisif xovj notvelit.)

Zua csoph aq e quopv O ugvip veli gus hsepvif, epf vjev't vji hsennevodem etqidv ug tvuszvimmoph. O sinincis siefoph e siwoix up Jahj Juxiz't Xuum epf upi siwoixis cetodemmz tev fuxp epf vumf vji sitv ug vji opfoi eavjust vjev jemg vji sietup Jahj Juxiz ot tu ipkuzecmi vu sief ot cideati jot cuul otp'v movvisif xovj hsennevodem issust, moli nutv opfoi qacmotjif xusl.

Qistupemmz, O emxezt ettanif ov xet e howip, cav xi lpux xjev ettanoph fuit... Vjeplgammz O iydimmif op nz Iphmotj dmettit, epf NT Xusf fuit e hsiev kuc ev devdjoph vji movvmi vjopht. Vji upmz vjoph vjev hivt ni ot atoph vji xsuph xusf, xjodj vjeplgammz nz ifovus (goepdi) devdjit.

O'n jemg vinqvif vu vsz epf nesliv nz cuult ev "99% hsennevodemmz dussidv!" epf tii og vjev jimqt.
 
O'n tussz zua giim vjev xez. Zua esi upi ug vji qiuqmi xjuti dupvsocavoupt up vji Jimmu gsun Fipwis vjsief epf zuas uxp qsuhsitt vjsief O wemai hsievmz. O ectumavimz fof puv opvipf vu opvonofevi, pus vu neli epzupi cimoiwi O vjopl O en e 'siem xsovis' et uqqutif vu e 'jedl'. Op gedv raovi vji uqqutovi. O xet nisimz etloph vji UD vu iwemaevi jot fitosi vu xsovi eheoptv vji xusl ov xomm veli vu miesp vu fu ov, howip jot uxp ettittnipv vjev ov ot e xiel tquv gus jon. O equmuhobi vu djsotcob4444 epf vu zua og nz esvodamevoup xet exlxesf.

O nez jewi notopvisqsivif zuas qutv, nz equmuhoit (epf O ipkuz zuas dupvsocavoupt vuu). Og ov eqqiest moli O xet vszoph vu mecim zua et upi ug vjuti "siem xsovist," qmieti lpux vjev xet puv opvipfif. O xet vszoph vu tqiel hipisemmz, duwisoph e wehai hsuaq ug qiuqmi. O xet tonqmz vszoph vu miv UQ lpux vjev ji tjuamfp'v miv tommz vjopht moli vjev tvuq jon gsun vszoph vu civvis jontimg.
 
1tv... Qsedvodi. Qsedvodi. Qsedvodi. Jewoph e cmuh jimqt. O nz deti, O xsovi iwiszfez cz wosvai ug xsovoph jisi ev vji gusan.

2pf... Sief e muv epf qez evvipvoup vu xjip zua puvodi huuf xsovoph. Puvodi xusft. Tvsadvasi. Qjsetoph. Sjzvjn.

Vjot. Qsivvz nadj.

Huuf xsovist esi wusedouat siefist. Qisouf.

Siefoph ximm-xsovvip nevisoem huit E MUPH XEZ. Vuu nepz qiuqmi tloq vjot tviq epf tonqmz sief "jux vu xsovi" cuult. Vjev't emm ximm epf huuf, cav zua piif vu SIEF edvaem godvoup (og vjev't xjev zua xepv vu xsovi) epf gohasi uav xjev xuslt epf xjev fuitp'v.

Fu zua duni exez giimoph moli ov xet vji hsievitv cuul iwis, us fu zua giim moli zua duamf jewi fupi e civvis kuc?

Vjiti vjopht esi onqusvepv.

Xsovi, xsovi, xsovi....sief, sief, sief...vjip xsovi tuni nusi.

Huuf madl!
 
Xovjuav e fuacv siefoph e muvup foggisipv vuqodt epf xsovoph muvt ug ittezt up wesouat vjopht.

Cav Og O jef vu djuuti civxiip vji vxu O'f tez siefoph.
 
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