I used to think evil people were easy to spot. Like in horror movies, like TV monsters, and men in mugshots that brought out their lack of humanity. But evil rarely introduces itself that way. Sometimes it walks casually past your front gate on an ordinary October morning while you hold your four-year-old son’s hand. […]
There’s nothing worse for a reader than a stale, predictable character. Here, award-winning author S. K. Ali shares her top 3 tips for ensuring an engaging cast. S. K. ALIJ JUN 2, 2021 Shelves in bookstores are crowded. New books are birthed into the world only to find themselves jostling to be seen by readers. Pick
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Below is our list of grammar rules for writers. We give a quick explanation after each bullet point. But click on each link for further understanding and examples of correct usage. “A” before consonants and “an” before vowels is not the rule. Rather, the rule is that “a” is placed before consonant-sounding words and “an”
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What’s an Idiom? Broadly speaking, an idiom is a widely used phrase that, when taken as a whole, has a particular meaning that you would not be able to deduce from the meanings of the individual words. The ubiquitous greeting “How are you doing today?” is an example of an idiom. Normally, how means “in what manner”
THE DARKNESS CHAPTER 1 Thunder slammed, and lightning broke the sky. Edward Olson glanced at the flash that lit up the closed wood blinds. Without a word, he sighed. He wasn’t in the mood to dump a body by the river. Not in the pouring rain. But the urge to strangle Cynthia Langford wouldn’t