Bad books on writing tell you to “WRITE WHAT YOU KNOW,” a solemn and totally false adage that is the reason there exist so many mediocre novels about English professors contemplating adultery. Joe Haldeman (via rachelfershleiser) I cannot reblog this… Read more

Bad books on writing tell you to “WRITE WHAT YOU KNOW,” a solemn and totally false adage that is the reason there exist so many mediocre novels about English professors contemplating adultery. Joe Haldeman (via rachelfershleiser) I cannot reblog this… Read more

Food Network Gothic

verdantwinter: Diners, Drive-ins, and Dives is on. They play 5 episodes in a row. They play the same five episodes again. And again. And again. You are watching Chopped. Someone is crying over an unsupportive parent. You wonder what it… Read moreFood Network Gothic

Food Network Gothic

verdantwinter: Diners, Drive-ins, and Dives is on. They play 5 episodes in a row. They play the same five episodes again. And again. And again. You are watching Chopped. Someone is crying over an unsupportive parent. You wonder what it… Read moreFood Network Gothic

I’m doing an assignment for my music appreciation course in college and my professor linked me to this site to find out what this quote means, “learn the rules like a pro so you can break them like an artist.” I need your name so I can site the meaning of Picasso’s quote

Hi, and wow!! I am enormously honored that your professor linked you here. Thanks for coming in! I briefly discuss the quote here in an inspirational sense: http://writeinspiration.tumblr.com/post/47549252841/learn-the-rules-like-a-pro-so-you-can-break-them But to get into the nitty-gritty of what it means: I learned a… Read moreI’m doing an assignment for my music appreciation course in college and my professor linked me to this site to find out what this quote means, “learn the rules like a pro so you can break them like an artist.” I need your name so I can site the meaning of Picasso’s quote

I’m doing an assignment for my music appreciation course in college and my professor linked me to this site to find out what this quote means, “learn the rules like a pro so you can break them like an artist.” I need your name so I can site the meaning of Picasso’s quote

Hi, and wow!! I am enormously honored that your professor linked you here. Thanks for coming in! I briefly discuss the quote here in an inspirational sense: http://writeinspiration.tumblr.com/post/47549252841/learn-the-rules-like-a-pro-so-you-can-break-them But to get into the nitty-gritty of what it means: I learned a… Read moreI’m doing an assignment for my music appreciation course in college and my professor linked me to this site to find out what this quote means, “learn the rules like a pro so you can break them like an artist.” I need your name so I can site the meaning of Picasso’s quote

Guide to Literary Terms

thewritingcafe: Forms of Literature: Narrative: Involves writings of events, either fictional or nonfictional. Novel: A long fictional story. Novelette: Shorter than a novella. Sometimes considered the same as a novella. Novella: Longer than a short story, but shorter than a… Read moreGuide to Literary Terms

Guide to Literary Terms

thewritingcafe: Forms of Literature: Narrative: Involves writings of events, either fictional or nonfictional. Novel: A long fictional story. Novelette: Shorter than a novella. Sometimes considered the same as a novella. Novella: Longer than a short story, but shorter than a… Read moreGuide to Literary Terms

tiauska: I feel like one of the greatest conquests of the english language is the phrase ‘I’ma’ because it’s an abbreviation for ‘I am going to’ like we managed to subtract all the spaces and three-fourths of the letters and… Read more

tiauska: I feel like one of the greatest conquests of the english language is the phrase ‘I’ma’ because it’s an abbreviation for ‘I am going to’ like we managed to subtract all the spaces and three-fourths of the letters and… Read more

Tips to build vocabulary ?? Thanks ! :)

writeworld: (All advice is from the assumption that you know basic English grammar and vocabulary already and simply wish to expand your English vocabulary.) 1. Get some vocab on your dash!  victoriousvocabulary other-wordly dictionaryofobscuresorrows Alternatively, you could get yourself one… Read moreTips to build vocabulary ?? Thanks ! 🙂

Tips to build vocabulary ?? Thanks ! :)

writeworld: (All advice is from the assumption that you know basic English grammar and vocabulary already and simply wish to expand your English vocabulary.) 1. Get some vocab on your dash!  victoriousvocabulary other-wordly dictionaryofobscuresorrows Alternatively, you could get yourself one… Read moreTips to build vocabulary ?? Thanks ! 🙂

ineffable [in-ef-uh-buhl] (adjective) In the list of one of the most 100 beautiful words in the English language, ineffable’s beauty lies in its flowing sound and meaning. Ineffable describes the sentiment of being unable to express something in words because it is too… Read more

ineffable [in-ef-uh-buhl] (adjective) In the list of one of the most 100 beautiful words in the English language, ineffable’s beauty lies in its flowing sound and meaning. Ineffable describes the sentiment of being unable to express something in words because it is too… Read more

English Major Problems: “Hell hath no fury like an English major who receives a text with the wrong your/you’re.”

English Major Problems: “Hell hath no fury like an English major who receives a text with the wrong your/you’re.”

A few commonly misspelled words!

quidditching: Let me bring you a thing back blond= male blonde=female brunet=male or female brunette=female fiancé=male fiancée=female Good day. I did not know this. things that should be taught in english lessons but aren’t. This person is correct about those… Read moreA few commonly misspelled words!

A few commonly misspelled words!

quidditching: Let me bring you a thing back blond= male blonde=female brunet=male or female brunette=female fiancé=male fiancée=female Good day. I did not know this. things that should be taught in english lessons but aren’t. This person is correct about those… Read moreA few commonly misspelled words!