by Melissa Drumm |
Memoirs are special books—they’re the stories of real people’s lives, as told by the authors themselves. The writers look back on their lives and share the lessons they’ve learned along the way through firsthand accounts of their experiences. Memoirs...
by Melissa Drumm |
In English, we use personal pronouns to refer to people. It’s important to know how to use personal pronouns so you don’t have to repeat the name of your subject and object over and over again. Used correctly, personal pronouns improve the flow and...
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 Melissa Drumm |
World War II was a time of intense conflict in North America, Asia, and Europe. Even now, nearly 75 years later, it lives on in our collective consciousness—partly because of the many eye-opening and heart-wrenching novels that have been written about it. Even though...
by Melissa Drumm |
If you’re submitting your nonfiction manuscript to publishers, you want to make sure your masterpiece gets the attention it deserves—which is why being able to write a great summary, or synopsis, is so important. Nonfiction editors spend a lot of time reading...
