Writing Lessons & Advice: Literary Genres
Key ingredients of a typical story are setting, characters, plot, and theme. A story’s plot can have unique qualities that ultimately...
Writing Lessons & Advice: Essay Help- Choosing an Essay Topic
How do I decide what to cook? The things that either I or my husband like are a good place to start. I narrow down the options further...
Writing Lessons & Advice: Resumes
One small task in my full-time job is to review resumes. I do so to make sure potential training staff meet the state’s criteria for...
Writing Lessons & Advice: Parts of Speech
A study from Stanford University identified the top twenty errors found in undergraduate writing. The number one error is using the...
Writing Lessons & Advice: Confusing Words
Lately, I’ve been practicing cooking pancakes. I’ve learned that cooking them on my mini-griddle makes them really thick but not done in...
Writing Lessons & Advice: Journaling (for Mental health)
I kept diaries as an adolescent. I imagine them as something like a rite of passage, a tradition practiced during certain stages of life....
Writing Lessons & Advice: Fanfiction
Today’s lesson is loosely based on a Twitter post... The fuller context of this remark is within a growing battle between human- and...
Writing Lessons & Advice: Blogging
Blog, blogging, blogger...these are commonplace words that have gained traction in society within the last twenty to thirty years. As...
Writing Lessons & Advice: Writing with Titles
Whether you are writing research into an essay or--like me-- casually blogging about pop culture, some deliberation may be encountered...
Writing Lessons & Advice: Poetry
Poetry is a blend of art and written or spoken word. It’s often evocative; centered on strong images, memories, or feelings. In the...
