When you first enter the word of literature and literary academia, the vocabulary can be unnerving. These are words you've probably never seen before; you hardly feel comfortable reading them to yourself, much less out-loud. Everyone has met with challenges like these at least once, so try not to let your intimidation keep you from meeting these … Continue reading 13 Words Every Writer Should Know
A great professor once told me that you're either a heavy planner or a heavy reviser. Some people can plot out every step of a project and follow through in turn, while others need to get their hands dirty in order to make anything worthwhile. Personally, I think George Burns had it right: The best … Continue reading How to Outline Anything
The problem I hear hobbyist writers--the ones with notebooks of poetry and short stories that they have no interest in publishing--complain about the most is their lack of knowledge regarding English grammatical structure. Now, as an English major who has studied the history and development of the language, I can tell you with 100% certainty that … Continue reading How to Write a Complete Sentence