Monthly Archives: September 2013

The 20 Year Overnight Success: Interview with Michael Wallace

Your Writer’s Mind

Originally posted on Live to Write – Write to Live:
Writers are like aliens. We explore and dissect, question and document. We study the ways of the human heart and soul with a probing and unflinching eye. The writer’s mind is a many-faceted marvel that defies logic in order to create magic, all within the…

The Art of Editing

The Art of Editing is a post written by J. A. Hennrikus for the blog Live to Write – Write to Live (click on the link for the full article). She talks about the role of a good editor, and how the art of editing is approached. One of the things Hennrikus stresses is that an […]

Rhetoric

For those who come to us for essay help, a little knowledge about the rhetorical triangle might be helpful. The rhetorical triangle has three parts: ethos, pathos, and logos. Hopefully, your essay appeals primarily to logos (logic). Arguments based on ethos are related to the character of the speaker, while those based on pathos persuade […]

“Which” Distinction?

The distinction between “that” and “which” is becoming far less noticeable in restrictive and non-restrictive relative clauses. In restrictive relative clauses (those that are not set off by commas, such as this one in parentheses), “that” is the preferred term. However, in more recent usage, “which” is starting to appear more and more frequently before […]

Book Therapy

Do books have healing powers? They do according to bibliotherapist Ella Berthoud and literature professor Philip Davis. Maclean’s recently published an article on the subject that discusses books as therapy. As editors, we can’t help but agree. Books can offer a refuge, an alternative viewpoint, or a safe place to start picking apart an issue […]

the word wanderer

Reading through the globe (and also traveling it).

Alanna Mitchell

Award-winning Canadian science journalist.

The Urban Vegan Kitchen

BRINGING VEGAN CUISINE INTO THE FAMILY HOME

John Nyman

poetry and criticism

Classroom as Microcosm

Siobhan Curious Says: Teachers are People Too

Erin Matson

Feminism, Writing, Activism

Literature and Libation

Through it all, your spirit's alive

The Thesis Whisperer

Just like the horse whisperer - but with more pages

Live to Write - Write to Live

We live to write and write to live ... professional writers talk about the craft and business of writing

The Belle Jar

"Let me live, love and say it well in good sentences." - Sylvia Plath

harm·less drudg·ery

defining the words that define us

The Buttry Diary

Steve Buttry, Dearly Departed Husband, Father and Grandfather. Former Director of Student Media, LSU's Manship School of Mass Communication

NewsFeed

Breaking news and updates from Time.com. News pictures, video, Twitter trends.

Book of words

Books, reviews and all things worth reading

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