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  Discovering Your Writing Ability by Todd Rutherford

  7045 readers There are numerous theories on how to prime the mind so that it is ready to write creatively, and many of them are very effective. The first of these might seem counterintuitive, but it is effective for many people: do anything but write. Writing is not just about putting words on a page, or crafting a

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  Discovering Your Writing Ability by Jason Rutherford

  242 readers There are numerous theories on how to prime the mind so that it is ready to write creatively, and many of them are very effective. The first of these might seem counterintuitive, but it is effective for many people: do anything but write. Writing is not just about putting words on a page, or crafting a

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  Saturday’s Alright for Being Open

  1537 readersWalking around Boston on Sunday in search of a decent bar to watch Game 4 of the Celtics-Heat series, I found this apostrophe catastrophe on the window of a cafe on State Street.Apparently Al's Cafe is not open on Sunday's. Shout out to my friend Dave whose reflection you can see in the window of

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  Highway Catastrophe

  4759 readersThis truck, which Kim spotted in Mesa, Arizona, is guilty of DWBP, driving while badly punctuated.I appreciate that Kim sent me this photo, but I would like to remind everyone that it's not worth risking your life to capture an apostrophe catastrophe. Put those phones away on the highway!Thanks, Kim!

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  One Story Hands Out Free Short Stories at Brooklyn Subway Stops

  1174 readers The "One Story, One Borough" campaign hit the streets yesterday, as volunteers handed out thousands of free short stories. The literary journal One Story outlined the special event: "From 7:30-9 am on Wednesday, September 8th, volunteers [handed out] out free copies of One Story at subway stations throughout Brooklyn, as part of the 'One Story,

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  Random House To Relaunch Loveswept as Digital-Exclusive Imprint

  8288 readersRandom House Publishing Group will relaunch its Loveswept imprint as a “digital-exclusive imprint,” reviving a romance line that originated at Bantam Books in the 1980s. Explore more than 900 titles from the original line at RomanceWiki. The original Loveswept imprint featured early work by writers like Sandra Brown, Janet Evanovich and Tami Hoag. Random House will

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  The Ins and Outs of Lines

  2133 readers// “That girl looked like Kate from Lost,” I observed as we left the bank. “Who? The one on line?” my husband asked. I gave him a blank stare. “No, the girl in the bank…  She looked like Kate from Lost.” “Yes. The girl on line… in the bank,” he specified, sounding frustrated. “Oh! Yes! Didn’t she?” And that is

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  How to Learn the Skill of Being Inspired

  2299 readersA writer’s biggest problem is how to find inspiration. Once you have a subject, a character, or a circumstance that fascinates you, it’s all anyone can do to keep you from rushing to the blank page and scribbling away like mad. Writing with inspiration is easy. Finding inspiration can be one of the hardest things in

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  Linguistics Humor – Pull Over Versus Pullover

  1809 readersA highway patrolman pulled alongside a speeding car on the freeway. Glancing at the car, he was astounded to see that the woman behind the wheel was knitting.The trooper cranked down his window and yelled to the driver, "PULL OVER"."NO", the woman yell...