For today’s prompt, write a sick poem. The poem could be about someone or something that is physically sick (a person with the flu or a plant with some disease). Or you can open it up to systems that are corrupted or wherever you wish to ...
Looking to land a job in the video games industry? Here are the best tips from an industry insider. A short time ago, in the heart of a Canadian city, Ariadna Martinez was just like you. She was a student with a love of video games, who ...
Story analyst Joel Haber explains the process of adaptation: How it’s done, and how practice makes perfect. If you’re a screenwriter or novelist, Haber’s insights are a must-read. Click to tweet this article to your friends and follow...
By Natalie D-Napoleon Earlier this year I came across an article by Kim Liao in which she explained “Why You Should Aim For 100 Rejections A Year.” As soon as I finished reading the piece I went to the folder in my email marked “Writi...
I saw a therapist. My experience wasn’t great. I’ve equated the process of trying to find the right therapist to the dating scene. You mentally prepare to put yourself out there but after the first interaction you think—Was I suppose...
This article is part of a series called Successful Queries. It features actual query letter examples to literary agents that were successful for authors. In addition to the successful query letter, you’ll also see the thoughts from the w...
Give a scroll of your Facebook and you’ll come across an article about how to be successful and score your dream job. How kids all started businesses right out of college. Or maybe you’ll see some positive affirmations from the richest...
The main difference between the punctuation marks you mention is that em dashes are by far the more versatile. Just be careful that you’re not using them recklessly. For example, resist the temptation to replace semicolons with em das...
Rowan Stringer, was playing girl’s high school rugby in Ottawa and had suffered a concussion. She had experienced a concussion four days before the day she died May 12 2013. However, according to the CBC, she ignored the symptoms, and pla...
iPads, Android tablets, and touchscreen laptops that fold flat make it easy for those who prefer to handwrite their notes to preserve those notes in a digital format. I’ve used Google Keep for this purpose for a number of years, but a...