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Tag: Writing
“Mein Kampf” Ghostwriter Speaks Out
Confessions of Myron Kampf, "The Geistwriter" behind the infamous German "autobiography."
The Scourge of Sponsored Content (Brought to You By Snickers)
Honest, informative, unfettered journalism has been mutilated beyond recognition by a money-grubbing truth-assassin known as “sponsored content.”
15 Clickbait Headlines for My Dating Life
Wow! This Guy Seemed Genuinely Kind and Interested In Me, But How I Blow Him Off Because of My Deep-Seated Insecurity Is Even Crazier!
Deep Down in the Content Mines
Grandpa's lost all attention span after those long days and nights toiling to find pieces of prime content to make into memes and listicles.
Words Have No Meaning—Take This Article for Example
You want value from words. You want to be enriched. You don’t want people wasting your time. If this goes on for one more paragraph, you will stop reading.
7 Situations in Which Never to Use a List-Based Format
The internet crushes at lists. But here are seven situations in which it would be, I'm afraid, downright inappropriate to use a list-based presentation format.
Worst Opening Lines from Bad Fiction Novels
Once again, it's time to submit entries to the 31st annual Bulwer-Lytton Bad Fiction Writing contest! This year I'm hoping to be judged insufficient enough to take top prize.
Three Easy Ways to Amass Article Rejections on Points in Case
For you masochist freelance writers out there, which includes all of you, I offer advice that will ensure Points in Case (aka Court) never publishes your writing again.
The Paris Review: Jason Half-Pillow, The Art of Fiction No. 501
Jason Half-Pillow has been published in countless literary magazines that few people have read, and no one has read cover to cover, including their editors.
If This 8-Week Course Helped Improve MY Grammar, It Can Improve YOURS To
Before I took the on line course at Farmington's, I was just like you. My punctuation stank: my syntax was out of whack: and my spelling was down write atrocious!
Compounding Word Problems
Dave rates his self-confidence as a 4/10. Janine tells Dave how ugly his new soul patch is, and his rating falls to a 2. By what percentage has Dave's self-confidence dropped?