(This review contains affiliate links which means we make a commission if you sign up—at no extra cost to you. However, it is an honest review about my personal experience with the Neil Gaiman MasterClass). “In my class, I’m going to tell you that stories are important. I’m going ...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
When teens and young adults are immersed on their smartphone, what do you think they’re doing? Scrolling their Instagram feed? Chatting to friends on Facebook? Watching a video on YouTube? There’s a good chance they’re actually reading a book. Forget the stereotypes we often associate with Millennials. They’re voracious readers ...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