by Cole Salao
Have you heard the phrase “It is what it is”? Or maybe “Actions speak louder than words”? These are truisms—statements so widely accepted as true that they are often considered common sense. What is a truism? A truism is a statement that is true by...
by Cole Salao
When you hear the word “journalist”, what usually comes to mind are people who work for traditional news media—newspapers, magazines, radio, and television. But that is no longer the case. As information becomes more readily available, journalism has expanded its...
by Cole Salao
You’ve done the work and finished your book. However, you still need to catch the attention of prospective literary agents and book publishers. Authors use a lot of tricks to give their works a better chance of avoiding a permanent place in the slush pile. A comp...
by Cole Salao
Substack, a platform specializing in newsletters, has been gaining plenty of attention in recent years. More specifically, many writers call it the next big thing if you want success and fame. But what’s the reason for this popularity? Are people simply tired of the...
by Cole Salao
When communicating verbally, you pause, emphasize, or vary your intonation depending on whether you’re declaring, explaining, questioning, or exclaiming. Written communication can’t do that. That’s why we all use punctuation. It makes the meaning of your...
