Editing and proofreading are essential to the writing and publishing process, but people often use the words interchangeably. While they both require careful consideration and reading, there are key differences between them. So, what’s editing all about? Editing addresses the core features of writing, such as clarity and sentence structure. It’s usually the first step in the revision process and Read more…
As the saying goes, you never get a second chance to make a good impression. And nothing could be truer than when it comes to writing headlines. Great headlines capture attention, convey the main idea, and leave readers wanting more. But with so much online content vying for clicks, how can you make your headlines stand out from the crowd? Read more…
Despite being around for more than 25 years, blogging is still alive and flourishing. According to the latest blogging statistics, there were 31.7 million bloggers in the United States alone in 2020, with users of popular blogging platform WordPress producing around 70 million new posts each month. So, if you’re thinking about starting a blog and wondering where to begin Read more…
The Midnight Library by journalist and mental health advocate Matt Haig is a thought-provoking page-turner for these uncertain times. Synopsis Thirty-something Nora Seed finds herself in the Midnight Library – a sort of holding area between life and death – following a life of sadness and regret. In the Midnight Library, Nora gets the opportunity to try out all sorts Read more…
Where the crawdads sing is a beautiful coming-of-age tale that brings together romance, murder mystery and wildlife. Set on the North Carolina coast, it follows Kya Clark, who is known to the local community as ‘The Marsh Girl’ because she grew up in the nearby swamp. When a local boy named Chase Andrews is found dead, the local community immediately Read more…
Normal People is set in rural Ireland and follows the on-off-on relationship between Marianne – a socially-awkward misfit who ‘wears ugly thick-soled flat shoes’ and Connell, one of the most popular and good-looking boys in their school. Both are highly intelligent yet come from different social classes. Marianne is wealthy and lives in a mansion while Connell is working-class – Read more…