Where do you see your writing self in 5 years? What about 10? Check out this brief (the whole blog is on saying something meaningful about writing in 140 words or less) blog post, written by my friend Shonnell, about looking down that writing road and planning....
Continue reading ...As a follow-up to my last post, which addressed how to determine the level at which you are writing, I thought I’d give a few tips on how to write at the goal (8th Grade) reading level. Most of these points are ones you already know. So, you might consider this some form of refresher. However, I h...
Continue reading ...We often hear that the average American reads at an 8th grade reading level (shameful, that). Most newspapers, I believe, are even written as low as at a 4th grade reading level (painful statistic). But, what does that mean, and how can you know the level at which you are writing? You could have you...
Continue reading ...I’m thinking most of my readers of the "new" blog are writers to some capacity. That is to say, I’m betting you’re sitting on an incomplete draft of some novel, article, story, academic paper, etc. While it’s relatively easy to get (re)motivated by some conversation, epiphany, read, etc., I'...
Continue reading ...Here’s a bit of Friday grammar humor for ya, care of McSweeney's. Enjoy!...
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