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An article about researching the professions of the passengers who arrived onboard the Mayflower in 1620, using historical newspapers.
The last millennium has been shaped by successive waves of change, but which shifts have played the largest part in shaping the modern world? Historian Ian Mortimer identifies the ten leading factors which have driven change over the past 1,000 years
This is the fourth article in the series: How to Not Get Overwhelmed with Indie Publishing. While I feel this is the most simple approach, you do not necessarily need to follow the steps exactly as…
Know how to write a book. This is a comprehensive guide for all beginners to become writers and authors, either through traditional or self-publishing.
22 Punctuation Rules provide concise rules and clear examples to improve your mastery of mechanics.
Longtime advocate for female editors is dismissed after taking a $300 side job.
The digital transformation of the way books are written, published and sold has only just begun
As children begin to question more about their faith, use The Creed Explained to help them understand the basic beliefs held by the Catholic Church, and to begin delving more deeply into their faith. Published by Pauline Books and Media. Available in the US at paulinestore.org. In Canada, available through our Book Centre in Toronto. Visit paulinemedia.ca.
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About half a year ago we published an article about the Daily magyar Facebook page, which posts witty and enjoyable learning cards, memes about the Hungarian
Looking for straightforward advice on how to describe an apartment in a story? Check out this post!
I've recently come across a really interesting article that promotes a different hypothesis of how Enneagram types form du...
Maxwell corrected Ampere's law by including displacement current and published the four relations known as Maxwell's equations that form the foundation of modern electrodynamics.
The annual autumn buzz here in Tokyo for the Nobel Prize in Literature was more intense last week than in any years past. The Japanese novelist Haruki …
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This post was originally published at Novelicious.com and is now at WritingTipsOasis.com. WritingTipsOasis.com acquired Novelicious.com in June 2022. We are often advised to write active (as opposed to ‘passive’) characters but what, exactly, does this mean? Active characters, perhaps unsurprisingly, take action. They don’t just sit around thinking about their feelings or their situation, or […]
The best ESL resources are ones which are assessment-based, not program-based. Clearly, one-size-fits-all ESL resources don't work for all learners. Get 13 free ESL reading assessments in this informative post.
Share this post Authors who choose not to publish traditionally are referred to as independent, or indie, authors. Indie authors...
All countries have their own style when it comes to military recruitment posters, and even within one country, the style will change drastically depending on the specific branch looking for volunteers. Here are some interesting examples of military recrui
As English Wikipedia passes 5 million articles, we asked a bunch of experts to pick their favorite entries.
I wrote an article a year ago about what I see most self-publishing authors doing wrong. They’re still doing it. So I made a new post… with a big infographic. If you want to help indie authors and self-publishers succeed (and gently nudge them away from being annoying and spammy) please share – you can […]
In the hope of not inviting the wrath of the Scientology tech department with this article (surely they have a team of hackers on sabotage duty somewhere), I'd like to share some fascinating images from the 1994 Scientology handbook that have recently surfaced on the web... The handbook is a
In the hope of not inviting the wrath of the Scientology tech department with this article (surely they have a team of hackers on sabotage duty somewhere), I'd like to share some fascinating images from the 1994 Scientology handbook that have recently surfaced on the web... The handbook is a
The Karpman Drama Triangle can help us identify the characters we play whenever there is a conflict in our relationships & how to break out of these roles.
I'm very much a believer that writers must find the methods that work best for them. But just as a musician must first understand something about the structure of music (rhythm, tempo, scales, etc.) to be able to invent and improvise, so, too, must a story writer have some understanding of the structure of story. My previous article featured a list of novel structure resources. Having combed through that list, I found some common ground among the various paradigms I investigated. This post features a video in which I walk through the plot points I saw over and over again in my research.
Renewable Energy Sources Comprehension Quiz
Toby Morris | We all know that class differences exist in society, but just how bad can it be? Auckland-based artist Toby Morris recently created an illustration breaking down the upbringing differences...
