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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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Thoroly woful surprize: President proposes 300 spelling changes

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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Productivity tips: 4 key habits of organization

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...

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Stargate 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...

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A closer look: The trend of e-reading

The trend of e-reading A closer look at the growing popularity of ebooks and ebook devices

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Author 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...

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An 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...

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An 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...

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David 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,...

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One 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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