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Hopefully, the Strunk fans can get over this.
“Surely you are joking,” the grammarian said hopefully.
AP now accepts the modern usage of hopefully. Check out the article for a cute discussion between a prescriptivist and a descriptivist.
Five year old post and still true
Let us now praise editors
They may be invisible and their art unsung. But in the age of blogging, editors are needed more than ever.
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6 Word Story
Narrative is holding a 6-word story contest. Click here to submit yours
I was thinking I might enter but I don’t think I can beat this one by Hemingway.
For sale: Baby shoes. Never worn.
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100 words or fewer
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Poetry
Rhyming poetry is considered juvenile and pointless by many people who consider themselves literary, which is a shame, because rhyming poetry is the only kind I feel competent writing. Here’s a good article about Rhyming Poetry. I think Poe was a pretty good poet, and his poetry rhymes.
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Grey’s Anatomy, etc.
Reference Books as Inspiration
I ran into metathesaurus when I was proofreading and had a vision in my head of a large dino holding a book in his tiny little hands. Like Roget’s the Saurus holding a book. I didn’t think to pitch it as a TV idea. Darn.
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Top free Android apps of the week (books genre)
This list tickles me.
20 Top Free Apps (Books Genre)
Wednesday March 21st
1. iBooks
2. Kindle
3. Audible
4. Tips & Tricks – iPhone Secrets
7. Quotes
8. Goodreads
9. Wattpad
10. Weird Facts 1000
10. Books- 23,469 classics to go
11. Comics
12. Audiobooks
13. Books- 23,469 classics to go
14. Barnes & Noble
15. Bible+
16. OverDrive
17. Kobo
18. Love Quotes 500
19. The Raven by Edgar Allen Poe
20. Dirty Sex Jokes
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How fast do you read?
After you get your results you can see how many hours it would take you to read famous tomes. There’s also a graphic to see how many books you could read on different e-readers before they need to be recharged.
Source: Staples eReader Department
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