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9 Best MasterClass Courses for Writers

MasterClass is an online education platform with classes taught by experts in every field. Each class is broken up into easily completed lessons, which you can watch at your own pace. Most classes also have accompanying workbooks and materials. Teachers represent the...

31 Best Online Research Tools

The internet has changed the face of research: Now, just about anyone can search for and find information on nearly any topic they can think of. But real, studious, academic research has in some ways become more complicated: How do you know what sources to trust? How...

10 of the Best Places to Find Free Audiobooks

Love books but just can’t find the time to fit reading into your schedule? Audiobooks can be a true gift for those of us on the go—we can enjoy our favorite stories or dive into new ones while we drive to work, cook dinner, hit the gym, or do just about anything. But...

Grammarly Review: Is It Worth the Hype?

We all want to put our best word forward when it comes to our writing, whether it’s in an email to the boss or an exclusive article that’s going to pay the bills this month. But proper grammar can be very tricky to master, and sometimes no matter how many hours we...

9 Amazing Benefits of Reading

Between work, school, and family obligations, having time to snuggle up with a good book might seem like an unrealistic fairytale to many of us. Throw in the hundreds of distractions we receive from our smartphones each day, and the idea seems even more unattainable....

9 of the Best Citation Generators to Make Your Research Easier

As a university student, I hated dealing with citations. Writing a paper was itself stressful enough, never mind the hours it could take to properly format dozens of citations in the right style. But citations are an unavoidable fact of life for anyone doing research...

8 of the Best Meditation Apps

There are thousands of self-help books written about it. Morning talk shows tell us we should try doing more of it. Celebrities gush about how essential it is to their daily routines. Yes, we're talking about meditation. Maybe you’ve tried before but just couldn’t get...

5 Life-Changing Benefits of Practicing Mindfulness

How many times have you arrived at your parking spot at work, but you didn’t remember the drive there? Because this is something you do every day, you probably don’t even have to think about it anymore. Sure, you arrived there safe and on time (hopefully), but you...

15 Graphic Novel Literary Agents Now Accepting Submissions

Graphic novels are unique in the book world—and they're not just for comic book readers anymore. These illustrated novels can tell stories of any ilk, fiction and nonfiction, fanciful and mundane. They can be outrageous and colorful, or simple and stylized. No matter...

14 Best QR Code Generators

A QR code, or Quick Response code, is a two-dimensional bar code. Unlike traditional bar codes, however, QR codes can be read by mobile devices and can store website addresses, text, phone numbers, and even email addresses. QR codes are important for brands, as they...