5 Commonly confused grammar rules
The English language is arranged with confusing grammar rules. Whether you’ve been composing essays in college for months or just entering high school English courses, there are a handful of typical errors which can land you in a soup. Correct grammar is essential for effective…
10 Outlandish Palindromes
Let’s have some fun with words this week. We have all noticed unique words which read the same forward and backward. Common ones being Hannah, civic, racecar and radar. There are also sentences and phrases which result in this phenomena. Such anomalies are called Palindromes….
The essential checklist to write a perfect dissertation
It all boils down to this. Your final piece of study – the dissertation. The most crucial requirement for your academic career is an arduous task to accomplish. It requires you to undertake an extensive programme of reading and research, demonstrate your intellectual independence and…
Challenges of part-time writing
Life feels like a busy circus the moment you step out of high school. Once you start working, move towns or start preparing for higher education, you get occupied with all sorts of things. And still, end up doing very little. Millennials keep their schedules…
5 Books Every ESL Student Must Read
Writing in a second language is difficult for everyone. However, writing in a second language to an academic standard is even more painstaking. There are so many vague stylistic conventions that it seems hard to even many educated native speakers. And that is what ESL…
Why some TV shows get aired and some don’t
We live in the golden age of TV. This decade has been hailed as “Peak TV” for television, as every show on air is a gripping spectacular, with viewers confused over what not to watch. There is new and exciting content across all genres. It…
Interactive eBooks: Passing trend or a Long-term Wave?
Remember The Daily Prophet? True Harry Potter fans will surely remember the interactive newspaper from the fiction world. Us muggles in the real world are on the path to far exceed the make-believe and innovate creative mediums of consuming books. This is an exciting time…
Short stories: Do’s and don’ts
Where else does the phrase “Less is more” fit more perfectly than in relation to short stories? Well, hundreds of other contexts in the modern world, yes. But the origins of the phrase can be drawn back to the golden era (mid-nineteenth century until 1917)…
Your next career move – Part-time writing
You want to write a book, being an author has been your lifelong dream. But life got in the way, and now you’re stuck with your job and daily chores. Making time to write amidst your daily grind seems impossible. Don’t hang your gloves already….