by Weyniza Flores
Everyone has a story to tell. Maybe you have hilarious memories that will make people smile, or an inspiring tale of overcoming difficulties that will motivate others. If you want to put your story into words in order to inspire or entertain, you must first find the...
by Melissa Drumm |
Personal pronouns are the set of English pronouns that refer to people: I, you, he, his, she, hers, we, us, they, them, etc. Personal pronouns are very useful, as they eliminate the awkwardness of having to repeat the name of the subject or object of a sentence over...
by Kaelyn Barron
There tends to be a lot of confusion surrounding the semicolon and how one should use this punctuation mark that’s not quite a comma and not quite a colon. But the worst mistake a writer could make is inserting a semicolon without first understanding when and...
by Kaelyn Barron |
So you’ve just been assigned a research paper, and your teacher or professor keeps stressing the importance of a well-developed thesis statement. But what exactly is a thesis statement and how can you make sure yours is good enough? This step-by-step guide will...
by Kaelyn Barron |
Dashes are great tools that can bring added style and emphasis to your writing, but only if you know how to use them correctly. Many writers confuse the em dash with the en dash, or even the hyphen (which is technically not a dash at all). These little mistakes can...
by Kaelyn Barron |
At the heart of any great story is conflict. There has to be someone (or something) standing in our protagonist’s way in order to make the story interesting and push the protagonist into action. That person or force is known as the antagonist. Some classic...
