7 Situations in Which Never to Use a List-Based Format
The internet crushes at lists. But here are seven situations in which it would be, I'm afraid, downright inappropriate to use a list-based presentation format.
Tag: Writing
Worst Opening Lines from Bad Fiction Novels
Once again, it's time to submit entries to the 31st annual Bulwer-Lytton Bad Fiction Writing contest! This year I'm hoping to be judged insufficient enough to take top prize.
Three Easy Ways to Amass Article Rejections on Points in Case
For you masochist freelance writers out there, which includes all of you, I offer advice that will ensure Points in Case (aka Court) never publishes your writing again.
The Paris Review: Jason Half-Pillow, The Art of Fiction No. 501
Jason Half-Pillow has been published in countless literary magazines that few people have read, and no one has read cover to cover, including their editors.
If This 8-Week Course Helped Improve MY Grammar, It Can Improve YOURS To
Before I took the on line course at Farmington's, I was just like you. My punctuation stank: my syntax was out of whack: and my spelling was down write atrocious!
Compounding Word Problems
Dave rates his self-confidence as a 4/10. Janine tells Dave how ugly his new soul patch is, and his rating falls to a 2. By what percentage has Dave's self-confidence dropped?
Otto Querrec, Founder of AutoCorrect, Defends His Existence
I twist nicknames into erotica. I randomly default to German. I'm a quirky invisible playmate. I graduated college with a major AND a minor. I rule your iPhone.
Why the News is Your Most Glamorous Enemy
The news has grown into an entertainment feature in and of itself, and not in a "laugh at all the corpses and thank fuck that bomb didn't go off here" kind of way.
Three Ways to Make Millions Writing Blogs
The creative process is cool but I need some serious money. I bet you crave the same. Digest my three-part prescriptive program for making millions.
5 Insanely Simple Steps to Crafting a Thought Catalog Article
Okay, so you want to write for Thought Catalog. Great! Wanting to write is half the battle! Of course, not wanting to write is also half the battle, so don't get too excited.
25 Words & Expressions With Completely New Meanings
Language is organic and needs to grow, but mostly it's vaguely sexual. Here is a glimpse into some meaning-morphing that you will use in everyday speech and print.
How to Be a Successful Writer in 5 Difficult Steps
Do not underestimate the importance of having two homes to being a writer, despite seeming to have nothing to do with telling a story. It's all about the dust jacket.