34 American Slang Words You Should Know

34 American Slang Words You Should Know

To foreigners learning the English language, it’s not just knowing what individual words mean. Americans use slang and idioms regularly, so if you want to hold your own in any conversation, you need to be familiar with these as well.  What is slang?  Slang...
How to Use ChatGPT and Maximize It

How to Use ChatGPT and Maximize It

Before ChatGPT came out, people remained skeptical of AI (Artificial Intelligence) writing apps. For a time, AI writing output tended to be awkward, and was easy to identify among a set of samples.  But when ChatGPT was launched in December 2022, nearly all of...
48 Book and Writing Puns to Make You Smile 

48 Book and Writing Puns to Make You Smile 

For someone who loves reading and writing, word play can be a fun way to relax and share a smile with another person. What better way to break the ice at a book club gathering or with other fellow book enthusiasts?  Perhaps part of the thrill is that puns around...
Types of Editing: Knowing What You Need When

Types of Editing: Knowing What You Need When

An editor can be a writer’s best friend, no matter how much of an expert the writer is. One reason is that a fresh set of eyes can almost always spot errors that you can overlook time and time again.  But not all editors are the same, so in this post, we want to...
Prose: What It Is and Examples 

Prose: What It Is and Examples 

We generally group writing into two categories, prose and poetry. Prose is any written work that adheres to a grammatical structure without following a metrical structure. Poetry is written work that follows a fixed rhythm or meter, which result in lines and stanzas,...