How writers are made.................

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Well that punishment didn't work.

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On July 31st in 1703, Daniel Defoe (who wrote Robinson Crusoe) was put up on a pillory for public humiliation for writing a satirical pam...

If you haven't read Franny &Zooey, you really should read it.

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“ What happened was, I got the idea in my head–and I could not get it out–that college was just one more dopey, inane place in the world ...

The list

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Actors are referred as Thespians out of respect for Thespis, the first known actor in written plays.

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Words like Juggernaut, Punch, Calico

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Words like Juggernaut, Punch, Calico and Shampoo were brought by the British Raj from India to the English language.

Literature is

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“Literature is the most agreeable way of ignoring life.”— Fernando Pessoa; “The Book of Disquiet”

Is the Internet Making Writing Better?

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A new book argues that our richest, most eloquent language is found online. By Katy Waldman July 26, 2019 A common refrain ...

Do you know all 8 parts of speech in English?

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Do you know all 8 parts of speech in English? From blog.wordgenius.com Grade school grammar lessons drill the parts of speech int...

When should you use semicolons?

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When should you use semicolons? From blog.wordgenius.com Semicolons are one of the most misunderstood and under-utilized weapons ...

Fall In Love With the Written Word at These Literary Themed New England Hotels

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On vacation, readers and writers often attempt to settle down with a good book or an unfinished manuscript, respectively. But time on...

Writing Matters: 5 Books That Can Help Us Become Better Writers

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BY JEFF MINICK Some writers and teachers among us, praise be to all of them, are obsessed with writing, grammar, syntax, and our ...

All the stops

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 The term, “Pull out all the stops” refers to an Organ - you pull out stops to change the sound of the organ. Pulling out all the stops m...

Here's a headline from my local newspaper

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Unconscious Teen Attacks Cop At Reston Town Center

"the tremendous excitement of living"

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"I want to infect you with the tremendous excitement of living, because I believe that you have the strength to bear it." Tenne...

Writings blocks

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You can’t think yourself out of a writing block; you have to write yourself out of a thinking block.— John Rogers

To be creative means to be

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“To be creative means to be in love with life. You can be creative only if you love life enough that you want to enhance its beauty, you ...

Put your heart into it

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There is a forgettable film called “A Glimpse Inside the Mind of Charles Swan 3 rd ” Most of the dialogue is standard Hollywood-emp...

A flair

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In the 14th century, if someone told you that you had flair (or flayre as it was then commonly spelled), you might very well take offen...

A True Story

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A 2nd-century Roman novel A True Story  was written by Lucian of Samosata. It is regarded as one of the first ever works of science...

Churlish

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Churlish has come to mean "vulgar," "surly," and "intractable"—if you know your English history. In Anglo-S...

The Hardy Boys

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Franklin Dixon, the author of over 200 Hardy Boys books which have sold over 70 million copies worldwide is not a real person but a collect...

Black Beauty

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The 1877 novel Black Beauty was a watershed for the recognition of animal cruelty, especially horses, as an important issue. It spurred ref...