Effects of the Digital Age on Learning, Libraries, and Thinking

The growth of the internet from a few scientists’ pet project to everyone’s necessary tool…

Is Penmanship Obsolete in the Digital Age?

There’s a running debate in education about the value of teaching cursive with strong arguments…

Science Fiction and the English Language

But being the nerd I am, I've been thinking about the influence science fiction in…

Expert Insider Wordle Techniques & Tricks

Of course, one day the craze will calm down, but for now, if you’d like…

Quick Guide to Using Unicode Keystrokes for Diacritics

The curators of the standard have assigned keystroke shortcuts the diacritics, punctuation marks, and symbols…

Tips to Insert Objects into Word Documents (and Keep Your Sanity)

In Word, there are lots of little options and properties that dictate—and may unpredictably change—the…

AP Style Quick Guide

In today’s post I’ll discuss some AP basics and differences from other style guides you’ll…

Christian Publishing Standards: Part 1

If you’re looking to get your Christian writing published professionally, though, it’s not enough to…

What Is IMRaD Format?

Making Recipes Look Professional

We’re talking about the recipe on the page, the step-by-step instructions for making the food,…

Eggcorns and Idiomatic Writing

A species of unconscious wordplay, eggcorns tend to be individual quirks; some, though, have become…

Vancouver Referencing Style

Vancouver referencing, is a numeric system and the preferred style for most biomedical journals, so…

Collaborative Editing, Part 2: Google Docs

Google Docs (GDocs) is a free software application from Google. If you have a Gmail…

MS Word Formatting Errors

When it comes to the controlling the flow of text across lines and pages, many…

How to Set Up a Writing Business

Thankfully, setting up a writing business really isn’t difficult. There are a few steps that…

How Book Writers Get Paid — Part 2

Navigating the complexities of the publishing business can be bewildering, but, with a little attention…

Using Microsoft Word Track Changes

With Track Changes turned on, all edits are recorded and can be displayed in various…