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What beginnings are done to death? Why are some beginnings actually before the beginning? When is less more, and when is more needed? Let’s look at some of the corniest, dullest, and hackneyed of all beginnings, and why you should avoid using them.

Here’s a definition of a literary trope from Wikipedia:

A literary trope is the use of figurative language – via word, phrase, or even an image – for artistic effect such as using a figure of speech. The word trope has also come to be used for describing commonly recurring literary and rhetorical devices, motifs or clichés

It’s a real downer when your non-fiction book doesn’t sell after all the work you put in. But maybe there are reasons why: not all non-fiction should have ended up as a book at all when the author wrote it, for many reasons, which we’ll look at in this article.

Blogs are a great alternative to the stress, energy, and money it takes to self-publish, and some blogs end up making more money and gaining more exposure than books (or can lead to books being demanded),  so here are some reasons why you may find blogging suits your needs more […]