Most of us, whether during a school class that you reluctantly sat through, or as an aspiring novelist or creative writer, have heard the saying “show not tell.” You may find these three words largely unimportant to your everyday life, or think that they are the most fascinating, useful piece of writing advice that you…
(Original Image) You can improve on your writing. That’s the main point I want you to keep in mind while you read this article. Writing is one of those things that is required in one form or another in most of your school courses. I know many people who would rather that they didn’t have…
People often inquire about developing a ‘voice’ in writing. Whether it’s an essay or a step by step cooking tutorial, everybody has their own hint of personality that shines through in their compositions, making it their unique style of writing, however, how do we develop or recognize this voice? Finding a voice for writing can be a…
The other day I was talking to a friend about the standards of journalism in various publciations. “It was awful,” she said, “I was reading an article from [a local publication] and noticed several grammatical errors! I wrote the editors an email about how unimpressed I was.” “Oh that’s awful!” I answered. I have always…