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Sometimes you want to learn about writing but you are all read out. It’s time to switch gears and get your grammar from a flick. A flick, you say? Yes, dear reader, let’s flick the switch or flick your magic wand in the air. ‘Tis the season! Grab some popcorn covered in nutritional yeast and […]

The workforce looks very different today than it did 20, 10 or even 5 years ago. Heck, when I graduated from high school, this job, freelance writing, didn’t even exist or if it did at all, it was very limited in its scope. I certainly knew nothing about it and didn’t even have a computer in […]

Sometimes I’m writing for an academic client—an actual university, not college student trying to con a writer into writing their essay. Or I’m writing about the coolest holiday of all—Halloween, when trees are at their most autumnal. Seasons. They come and they go. But when, oh when, do you make them proper with capitalization? Let’s […]

Giving your grammar your best, you might want to italicize. Well, should you? When is this style of font fine and dandy, and when should you not slant your lines? Here are a few quick tips on how to properly use italics. For Emphasis If you have a turn of phrase that you want to make a point give […]

Sometimes when someone makes a point to say your name, it feels thoughtful and other times it feels agenda-driven. When a cars salesperson keeps repeating your name with an over familiarity before they’ve built up rapport, it can feel forced. But when someone you’re on a date repeats your name, it can make you feel […]

I once met a clown. A real, third generation professional clown from a family who had alternately worked with Barnum & Bailey, Ringling Brothers, and smaller local theatre and circuses. I met him in a campsite where he was waiting on his next professional circus tour (yes, there are seasons for such a thing, much like […]

So, what’s a “bark”? Barks are a part of video game writing lexicon that refer to short lines of dialog yelled in the background. They can be totally random or in response to something that the player does. Barks are quick one-liners dictated by NPCs (non player characters) with the intent to provide additional atmospheric effects that compound quality music and/or sound design. For […]

Columbus, Ohio is one of the fastest growing cities in the nation, consistently welcoming the addition of diverse new industries to its economic base. Just a few of the top industries in Ohio’s capital city include insurance, education, banking, fashion, healthcare and medical research. Home to internationally known and respected organizations, such as The Limited, Inc., […]

Chicago is an industrious city that manages to blend three distinctive sectors into a melting pot of activity. From the blue collar workers that established Chicago to the entrepreneurs who are developing its booming tech sector, the creative world of writing manages to settle neatly into place between them. Writers who aspire to have a […]