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How to Write for Success (How To Write For Success: Three Book Series 1) Kindle Edition

4.9 4.9 out of 5 stars 19 ratings

STRUGGLING TO FIND A PUBLISHER FOR YOUR DEBUT BOOK?
No longer HOW TO WRITE FOR SUCCESS remains a question that is unanswered for many.
The book written by BRENDA MOHAMMED, inspired the author to establish a Literary forum with three sub-forums and growing membership.
This bestselling book received a five-star review from Readers Favorite one month after it was published in December 2017.
In August 2019 it topped all the books in the Non-Fiction category of Connections Emagazine Readers' Choice awards and won the gold medal in the category of non-fiction.
It also placed second in all categories and won the silver medal. The irony of this was that Brenda's romance novel, 'Stories People Love,' placed first in all categories and won the gold medal.
The merits of the book HOW TO WRITE FOR SUCCESS were featured in a review in the Ethiopian Herald Sunday Edition on February 16th, 2020.
EXTRACT OF READERS’ FAVORITE REVIEW
“If you are now getting into writing read this book before you begin. The ideas generated will be of great help to you as Brenda uses her own experiences as she said, from her trials and errors in her writing journey. You will learn a lot from the Questions and Answers Segment of the book. I did.
The courage and creativity of writing a book are only surpassed by the eager willingness of those more experienced than we to take the time to offer their wisdom.
I say to all who have something to say, if you aspire to say it, then say it well, but take the time to learn from others who have not only experienced success but are willing to teach.
This book offers such valuable information for all of us experienced or not!
Thank you, Brenda!”

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EDITORIAL REVIEWSReviewed by Darin Godby for Readers' Favorite, Five Stars.
Author Brenda Mohammed gives the reader valuable nuggets of truth to use within their own writing career in How To Write For Success. There is a brief introduction listing the various books the author has written and her ability to encompass different types of literature. The purpose of this book is to show readers that the author has a passion to help other readers fulfill their lifelong dream of writing their own book. I really appreciated the personal stories on how the author writes her own material and how important research is, even before one begins to write. She also lists several Facebook groups she has joined to help promote both her material and herself as an author.
One of the best statements I appreciated within this book is: "A book description is your sales pages. It will sell your book. Make sure it is engaging and can turn a browse into a buy." This is great and valuable information for a writer to understand. There is also listed the importance of copyrighting the material, getting an ISBN number, etc. Whoever gets the ISBN number is considered the publisher. The author has the choice of getting their own or letting the publisher get it for them. Pre-orders are very important to an author. Creating excitement before the book is even printed is huge. There are also many listed things that one can do following publication. Branding yourself is also very important. People must know about you and your material, how to find it and consider reading it. I really enjoyed all the links provided in the e-book, allowing the reader to go to various publishers, writing aids, Facebook groups, etc. This is an asset to any writer at any level, given the detailed information, but for the beginner it is a must-have!
2 How to
write for Success: Best Writing Advice I Received" is the eighteenth Book written by Brenda Mohammed. Reading this book shows me the great intelligence possessed by Brenda. She has a masterly command of the English Language and all the advice she has given will be of benefit to readers and writers of any genre. I love how she explains the use of power words and leaving out those unnecessary words that make reading become boring. Use of dialogue and use of action words, character and plot building are also important especially the way she advises to use them in writing. Brenda's skill on the computer is also remarkable and her advice would help new writers to market their books.If you are now getting into writing read this book before you begin.The ideas generated will be of great help to you as Brenda uses her own experiences as she said -from her trials and errors in her writing journey.You will learn a lot from the Questions and Answers Segment of the book. I did."3.The courage and creativity of writing a book is only surpassed by the eager willingness of those more experienced than we to take the time to offer their wisdom. I say to all who have something to say, if you aspire to say it, then say it well, but take the time to Learn from others who have not only experienced success but are willing to teach. This book offers such valuable information for all of us experienced or not! Thank you Brenda!

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PRESS RELEASE 16th February 2020
THE ETHIOPIAN HERALD SUNDAY EDITION
How to melt the world into words
Aside from relating how the author-poet Brenda Mohammed in an exemplary manner consummated her life journey full of hairpin turns and precipices, and with success navigating the twists and turns of the arduous track of life engaging in different walks of life like insurance and banking, her book entitled HOW TO WRITE FOR SUCCESS renders a handy comprehensive toolkit for writers, critics, and editors.

As a novelist, book reviewer, and editor myself, I wish I had this book by my bedside for reference in my previous literary pursuits, for unlike other books, I made recourse to, in a bid to fathom the literary devices authors, as well as book reviewers, are expected to well digest, HOW TO WRITE FOR SUCCESS profits a wide array of writers if they, in good time, upload it in their backpacks.

In demonstrating the devices, presumably at the tip of her fingers, in a vivid and lucid as well as friendly manner, no instructor comes close to Brenda Mohammed, who was in the chalk and talk business earlier in her life, before she branched off into literature.

For instance, tragically as it may sound, most of the books I read recommended "Better show than tell," while they had the propensity of telling. In sharp contrast to this trend, in her book "HOW TO WRITE FOR SUCCESS!" Brenda pragmatically displays the merit of show over telling by inspiring writers to go for it, reviewers to sniff it, editors to weed out flaws, and readers to know what is encumbering them to read fast, and thereby tell a good book from one that compels critics to say the game is not worth the candle.

Substantiating theory with palatable examples that remains seared on the mind, Brenda walks readers of her book through the jungle of literary devices promising a safe return. This way HOW TO WRITE FOR SUCCESS portrays by what means authors unerringly sail to readers' hearts.

As it is true of the other brainchildren of hers like "I'M CANCER FREE," this one too inspires people to go for their burning dreams with a spirit of never say die against the teeth of daunting and innumerable challenges.

Using short, simple, and toothsome sentences she is a past master at making true to modern style, she never fails to arouse readers' appreciation. They are showcases of the power of the pen for authors who have to emerge tall scouting the footprints of literary giants like herself. It exemplifies a poetic prose that glues to the pages of the eyes of those who happen to pick the book. Literariness is how to make things picturesque without using pictures. Brenda is gifted in doing that simply leaning on word pictures. She knows how to use the best word at the best place as she is a poet too, and as she states, "to make readers gravitate to you!" Make your expressions flowery she says in flowery words. In short, she melts the world into words inviting writers to follow suit.

It is not only in how to use the writers' craft the page-turner book stands tall, but it also hones emerging authors' skill demonstrating how to trim unnecessary words and expressions. For instance, it practically shows how to avoid weak verbs or verbs modified by adverbs. She demonstrates to writers, "He sprinted," is by far better than "He ran quickly". She also shows the advantage of avoiding hidden verbs "We will announce the winner next week" to "We will make an announcement of the winner next week." This is a good tip for those engaged in editorship as well.

Such useful tips she raises, apply to non-fictional works too if the balance mix is well checked.

Observably, her background with an educator like her father, has lent her the necessary skills to drive her point home effortlessly.

Author-poet Brenda recommends the writer has to lean on his/her intuition to effectively portray body language. This lulu that shot up to the global helm of success advises writers to put themselves in the shoes of the character under description. By way of exemplifying this, she says the way the writer's body gives away his/her emotion to flattery could be easily adapted to the characters, whose behaviors and physical features have to be well expressed. She capitalizes on the need to focus on characters' internal dialogues, (monologues) as well as the external ones.

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THE ETHIOPIAN HERALD SUNDAY EDITION FEBRUARY 16 / 2020

Product details

  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B076Z3882D
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Amazon (December 1, 2017)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ December 1, 2017
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 1766 KB
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 215 pages
  • Page numbers source ISBN ‏ : ‎ 1977903339
  • Customer Reviews:
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Brenda Mohammed from Trinidad and Tobago is a former Bank Manager who published 62 books in multiple genres and wrote a five-series screenplay for her sci-fi thriller Zeeka Chronicles: Revenge of Zeeka.

Reviewers have compared her futuristic novel, Zeeka Chronicles, to Frankenstein, Twilight Zone, and Shakespeare’s plays, and some have said it is movie material. Brenda captured awards from Readers’ Favorite International, Author Academy Global Awards, and Readers’ Choice for that book.

Brenda’s genres include memoirs, science fiction, romance, self-help, mystery thrillers, children’s books, psychological thrillers, Christian books, poetry, and poetry anthologies.

She won several International literary awards in 45 countries - the USA, Peru, Kazakhstan, Seychelles, Nigeria, India, Romania, Argentina, Ukraine, Morocco, Philippines, Oman, Hong Kong, Portugal, Uruguay, Indonesia, Barcelona, Madrid, Paris, Switzerland, Italy, Sri Lanka, Austria, Russia, Germany, Syria, Portugal, Czech Republic, Hungary, Chile, Egypt, Honduras, Mexico, Pakistan, Cuba, China, Venezuela, Puerto Rico, Columbia, Ecuador, Bosnia, Japan, Greece, Trinidad and Tobago, and the UK.

Her memoir ‘I Am Cancer Free’ also won an award for Health and Fitness in Readers’ Favorite International Awards 2018.

Barry Holmes Mysteries, a mystery fiction also won several awards. The book received a five-star review from Readers' Favorite International in September 2021. For this book, Brenda won the Culture, Literature, and Research [CLR] Award in India for Best Writer- Fantasy. On World Book Day in April 2023, the book received a certificate of recognition from The International Chamber of Writers and Artists [CIESART], Spain. In May 2024, Barry Holmes Mysteries was a finalist in the Independent Author Awards 2024 hosted by Literary Global Awards.

Her Romance stories are filled with humour, mystery, suspense, and unexpected endings.

The memoirs of her Life as a Banker and her Travel Memoirs are delightful.

Brenda was recently inspired to write Christian books and to date, she has published nine of them.

She loves to share her knowledge and wrote three books on How to Write for Success, and Self-Publishing tips for new and aspiring authors. How to Write for Success received a five-star review from Readers Favorite one month after its publication in December 2017. In August 2019 it topped all the books in the Non-Fiction category of Connections Emagazine Readers' Choice awards and won the gold medal in the category of non-fiction. It also placed second in all categories and won the silver medal. Brenda's romance novel, 'Stories People Love,' was the first-place winner in this contest and won the gold medal for placing first in all categories.

The merits of the book HOW TO WRITE FOR SUCCESS were featured in a review in the Ethiopian Herald Sunday Edition on February 16th, 2020.

She is an advocate for Peace, Suicide Prevention, and Against Domestic Violence.

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  • Reviewed in the United States on September 10, 2020
    How to Write For Success is truly a great Book to have for anyone trying to get a book published or an author that's been established!! This book is a blueprint on how to not only get published, but also publish a book to become a Bestseller!! With some of the BEST writing advice that can be given, Award-winning and Multi-published Author Brenda Mohammed, gives you some of the great advice for everyone that has gotten her to become the BEST Seller she is today!! She covers issues and advice on how to write your book description, book cover and title, how to publish your Book, even tips on how to market your book and Much more!! I HIGHLY RECOMMEND THIS BOOK FOR ALL UPCOMING AUTHORS TO BE AND AUTHOR ALREADY ESTABLISHED!! Most definitely 5 out of 5 Stars and a must have!!
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  • Reviewed in the United States on March 14, 2018
    In my opinion, you would save yourself a great deal of time in researching for sites to aid you in your writing career by simply checking out Brenda Mohammed's book entitled How To Write For Success: Best Writing Advice I Received. It's an informative book detailing tips needed for writing, formatting, publishing, and advertising a book. Mrs. Mohammed lists helpful resources to use in a book formation, with link information for various sites. You will receive a bountiful amount of knowledge in a short, easy to read book.

    I appreciate Mrs. Mohammed sharing her knowledge and experiences. In my opinion, this informational book should be on every writer's desk. I rate this work five stars.
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  • Reviewed in the United States on April 25, 2018
    Having read a couple of Mohammed’s books, I knew I wouldn’t be disappointed in this self-help book, and I was not. The book covers the gamut on the art of writing, but the formulation of an idea for a book, to proofreading, and eventual marketing of his/her book. This is an excellent book for anyone who finds him/herself contemplating becoming a writer. With Mohammed’s book in hand, there should be little, if any, room for error. I highly recommend.
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  • Reviewed in the United States on December 5, 2017
    This book is an encouragement for all of us. It shows that no matter what the tasks may be, we can concur it. I especially liked the part where Mohammed wrote that we are all winners. This book not only reveals secrets about how to be successful but it's filled with heart and a work of love. Great advice from someone who knows.
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  • Reviewed in the United States on December 11, 2017
    This book, by experienced author Brenda Mohammed, is an excellent 101 for any aspiring author particularly those who choose to self-publish.

    I say 101, but there are things within the pages that contain nuggets of information even for the more experienced self-published author.

    It is a 101 really as it does not pretend, and I'm sure it wasn't the author's intention, for it to be a full-blown treatise on writing, publishing and marketing your book. But she does cover all the essentials.

    It should be essential reading for all aspiring authors and is packed full of sound advice.
  • Reviewed in the United States on July 29, 2018
    This is a great read for the new author. It covers all the bases from before you write your book until after you have finished it. The author gives you plenty of links to follow through with her suggestions. Those who have published already will find useful information, too.
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  • Reviewed in the United States on December 24, 2017
    It gives you everything you could want to become an author! Wow. Bravo. I wish it had been around when I started.
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  • Reviewed in the United States on March 7, 2018
    Very helpful book. The guidance and care put into this tells you just how much the author loves writing.
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  • Sania Zakir
    5.0 out of 5 stars How to write for success by Brenda Mohammed
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 18, 2019
    Learning from others depends on people’s capacity to combine their personal and other’s experiences. In order to try and do that with success, individuals ought to abstract from single experiences (that they themselves or others have had) and acknowledge those options that completely different things have in common.

    An established educational technique to foster these abstraction and integration processes is to use patterns. These patterns assist the internalization of others experiences and the application to new situations. HOW TO WRITE FOR SUCCESS by the Honourable Author Ms. Brenda Mohammed is a set of such unique patterns that highlights invariant components and structural features of situations and problems encountered while writing a book.

    The book is an ultimate guide for how to build characters, writing narratives and dialogues, building the story world, choosing a book cover and the title, creating different categories, things one should know before and after publishing their books, tips on how to sell yourself as an author—“the book marketing” and lastly how to get sales and reviews.

    Author Brenda Mohammed is an enthusiastic and solid writer. She is sincere, resourceful and diligent in her work. Her writing reflects the amount of research on several events that has gone into it along with her knowledge and expertise in the field. I would therefore like to take this opportunity to congratulate her for this phenomenal work and wish her all the best for her future endeavours.

    Thanks & Regards,
    Sania Zakir
  • Barbara M. Webb
    5.0 out of 5 stars A comprehensive guide for writers with extensive sharing of useful links!
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 10, 2018
    This book covers everything to do with book production: writing, promoting your book and then marketing it. It's very comprehensive in what it covers, but all based on practical experience. For example, a writing suggestion for fiction writing is to start with the antagonist because the antagonist is the obstacle to the hero's goal. Improve nonfiction by using descriptive settings, dialogue and characters. Use sticky notes over your working space to remind you who your target readers are while you're writing.
    Categories and Metadata are covered as well as book covers, book descriptions and book reviews.
    Of most help to me were the various links to useful sites, that keep changing with the months, and Brenda Mohammed is particularly generous with sharing those. Do you know what BLASTY is? And EZINE? Well I'll let you read the book for the answers.
    Her reminders to keep writing are constant: "Never give up. Reach for the sky" and "There is no such thing as failure".
    I highly recommend this book to both new writers and experienced ones.
  • Fifty Sheds of Books
    5.0 out of 5 stars How to Write for Success
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 27, 2018
    Brenda Mohammed’s experience as a multi-genre author places her in a great position to write this book. With a wealth of experience to call on she shares her knowledge with the reader in an easy to understand, straightforward style. On the face of it, self-publishing is easy, but it is far more complex than that and to make progress you need a clear understanding of the publishing process. How To Write For Success: Best Writing Advice I Received offers you that understanding. It is also invaluable as a go to book whenever you are short of ideas or looking for clarity on a publishing issue. Without doubt, this book is a valuable addition to any writer or publisher’s library.
  • Chris Panagoulia
    5.0 out of 5 stars My review
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 9, 2021
    As a novice and aspiring author I bought this book which is absolutely amazing! It is very helpful not only for novice authors but for experienced ones as well, as it gives you great insight into the world of an author.

    Keep up with the good work.
  • Fair Play
    4.0 out of 5 stars Essential Reading For Aspiring Self-Published Authors
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 11, 2017
    This book, by experienced author Brenda Mohammed, is an excellent 101 for any aspiring author particularly those who choose to self-publish.

    I say 101, but there are things within the pages that contain nuggets of information even for the more experienced self-published author.

    It is a 101 really as it does not pretend, and I'm sure it wasn't the author's intention, for it to be a full-blown treatise on writing, publishing and marketing your book. But she does cover all the essentials.

    It should be essential reading for all aspiring authors and is packed full of sound advice.

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