I WANT THIS BECAUSE REASONS.
SO LONG AS IT DOESN’T AUDIBLY TICK.
I CAN NOT BE IN A ROOM WITH A TICKING CLOCK…
BUT STILL WANT.
But when is coffee o’clock?
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Writing, clear and simple | Harvard Gazette
10 steps to better blogging
This is a pretty great list by Dan Frommer. You could apply this to just about anything related to content creation.
Research and Documentation Online: How to properly cite your sources when writing papers
My high school english teacher gave me a link to this site during my senior year of high school (which was six years ago and now I feel really old) but I just dug it up again to help my sister with a paper and it’s so fucking useful that I thought I’d share it with all of you.
If you ever have any questions about how to properly format citations in-text or in your bibliography according to MLA/APA standards, check this site. It has all the answers you could ever need.
The Exclamation Comma. “Just because you’re excited about something doesn’t mean you have to end the sentence.”
That’s true.
If we must aim to be on a listicle, let it be this one: the New York Observer’s 2011 Media Poachables list.
Repeat to yourself now: “I’ll be a better writer. I’ll be a better blogger. I’ll be a better writer. I’ll be a better blogger. I’ll be a better writer. I’ll be a better blogger. I’ll be a better writer. I’ll be a better blogger. I’ll be a better writer. I’ll be a better blogger.”
Also, there are a couple of Tumblrers on this list. That’s your inspiration for the day.
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martin amis talks to charlie rose about how writers need to make their work their own by avoiding clichés.
