The world is quickly changing around us. With the progress of technology, industries are constantly evolving with the times. The writing industry is no different. And if you’re a writer, you’re in hot demand right now. Go back 10 years and the only way to have a writing career was to ...Read More
Editing and proofreading are vital for producing great writing. But where should you look? What should you change? As the most comprehensive proofreading list on the web, this list provides 100 tips to get your work into professional shape. The term editing covers a wide range of practices, from restructuring ...Read More
Rules were made to be broken – just ask James Dean. But to be a grammar rebel, you have to understand the rules in the first place. How else do you know if you’re even breaking any? The beauty of language is its fluidity. Language is always changing, evolving, and ...Read More
We often write to meet deadlines or because we have ambitions to become a published. But how often do we write for the sheer pleasure of it? How often do we throw off the shackles of our own or others’ expectations and just write whatever we feel like writing? But ...Read More
English is the world’s international language, but that doesn’t mean it’s the world’s easiest language. It's full of grammar oddities, confusing vocabulary and hard-to-master conventions. There are nearly twice the number of people speaking English as a second language as there are native speakers, and the ability to speak ...Read More
Ernest Hemingway’s famous advice was to “write drunk, edit sober”. Alcohol and writing certainly have a reputation as bedfellows, with famed authors David Foster Wallace, Edgar Allan Poe, Truman Capote, and Hemingway himself, being heavy drinkers. In truth, Hemingway probably never said that famous line which has been attributed ...Read More