Jane Austen: In Possession of a Great Legacy
May 04, 2017
“It is a truth universally acknowledged that a single man in possession of a good fortune must be in want of a wife.”—Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice
A prolific writer of the romance genre, Jane Austen is one of the greatest writers of all time despite publishing only six novels. Moreove...
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Grammar Chaos: Unnecessary Ex-“as per”-ation
May 03, 2017
Although language evolves, sometimes it devolves. This means we tend to go back into the past and bring back something that is ancient or has long been defunct.
Notice how many “formal” emails contain the phrase as per. I'm sure you’ve seen the following phra...
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Writing Hacks: Creating Whole New Worlds
May 02, 2017
Good writers can tell a story, but great ones take you to where the action is happening. This is where world-building comes in.
World-building is the process of creating, well, the world in which a story takes place. World-building is important especially in the fantasy and science fiction genr...
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