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It is the end that crowns us, not the fight. – Robert Herrick ‘No. Palm up, like this.’ Andrew took my fist and flipped it around. ‘See that flip movement? You’re going to do that midway through the punch. There’s a lot more force if the impact isn’t made with your thumb on the inside.’ ‘Doesn’t that slow it down if I switch positions in the air?’ He unwrapped the brace around his shoulder and shook out his arm.

Irma Naggington lay snug under a heavy foam comforter, deep in a dream about living on a beach in Tahiti with a handsome stud of a man who ran around wearing a tight Speedo most of the time. She was slowly awakened by a man’s voice, saying, “Hey, Irma, wake up! Come on, open your eyes!” Irma opened her eyes halfway and said in a groggy voice, “Who’s there?” “It’s me, George!” Irma sat bolt upright in bed and pulled the covers up to her chin.

"Variety is the very spice of life," said poet William Cowper, and nowhere is this truer than in the pages of the world's finest anthologies. From the collected short stories of writers like Lorrie Moore to bundles of Pushcart Prize-nominated works, it's easier than ever to get your hands on a set of eclectic tales.

Beginning with the iconic adventures of Sherlock Holmes and Hercule Poirot, mystery and crime books have flourished into a multifaceted and mega-popular genre of modern literature. Of course, nowadays you’re more likely to find police solving crimes through DNA analysis, and amateur detectives tracking down suspects through their smartphones. But the gumshoe undercurrents of the genre have remained — and here on Reedsy Discovery, we bring you the very best mystery and crime books.

Hemingway is a writing app that promises to polish your prose by flagging confusing sentences, weak adverbs, passive voice, and complex phrases. Named after Ernest Hemingway's famously direct writing style, it color-codes potential issues in your text and grades its readability. But does it actually make your writing better? And how does it stack up against other writing tools? We decided to find out.

Written by Dario Villirilli Editor-in-Chief of the Reedsy blog, Dario is a graduate of Mälardalen University. As a freelance writer, he has written for many esteemed outlets aimed at writers. A traveler at heart, he can be found roaming the world and working from his laptop. View profile → Creating an audiobook used to mean either narrating it yourself (with all the technical challenges that entails) or paying thousands of dollars for a professional narrator.

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Written by The Reedsy Network Reedsy's publishing freelancers come from all over the world and specialize in various disciplines, from editing to design. View profile → Edited by Nick Bailey Nick is a writer for Reedsy who covers all things related to writing and self-publishing. An avid fan of great storytelling, he specializes in story structure, genre tropes, and character work, and particularly enjoys sharing insights that spark creativity in fellow writers.

Author’s Republic is an audiobook creation and distribution platform for self-publishing authors that combines ACX’s production capabilities with Voices by INaudio’s wide reach. But is it really the best of both worlds? In this article, we’ll evaluate Author’s Republic based on seven criteria — eligibility, production, uploading process, distribution, royalties, promotion, and customer service — to help you figure out if it’s right for you.

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