15 grammar errors that make you look silly
Here are 15 grammar goofs that can make you look silly Engaging online writing is informal, conversational, and fun… but certain goofy mistakes just make you look silly… and not in a good way....
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Early in the twentieth century, industrialist Andrew Carnegie decided to “fix” the way Americans spelled some things, and created the “Simplified Spelling Board.” In 1906, the Board published a list of...
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By Leo Babauta of ZenHabits A trusted organization system that you actually use regularly can turn your day from one of chaos to one of focus, effectiveness and calm. This is something I’ve learned...
View ArticleStargate SG-1: Ending with a preposition
Everyday spoken language is often grammatically incorrect — but when those quirks are purposely written into a television script to give the scene a more conversational tone, it can be a little...
View ArticleA closer look: The trend of e-reading
The trend of e-reading A closer look at the growing popularity of ebooks and ebook devices
View ArticleAuthor advice: A free eBook made me buy
by Madeline Sloane It works. I just wanted to share that with you. The concept of offering one free eBook by an author — especially an eBook in a series — worked, and tempted me to buy eBooks with my...
View ArticleAn inside look: DNA of a successful book
Content. Genres. Readers. Why does a book like Fifty Shades of Grey succeed, where so many other seemingly similar novels haven’t? Is creating a bestselling book like winning the lottery, or is there...
View ArticleAn easy, cheap way to file a trademark
by Nancy J Price If you choose to file your own trademark without the assistance of an attorney, you don’t necessarily need to hire someone else to do it for you. Skip the fees and go right to the...
View ArticleDavid Mamet: Writing truly dramatic scenes
The Unit, about the lives and adventures of a special-ops military unit, ran on CBS from 2006-2009. The show’s executive producer was David Mamet — a man who won a Pulitzer Prize for his play,...
View ArticleOne author’s story: How I tackle a big writing project
Writing something big is one of the things people tend to procrastinate on the most. It doesn’t matter what the writing project might be: writing a novel, a non-fiction book, a long article, a thesis...
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