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2 months ago+30 30 0National Library Lovers Month 2024 (and Library Lovers Day)
February is National Library Lovers Month in the USA. And February 14 is a very special day for lovers…of libraries! February 14 is Valentines Day, the day for lovers. But it is also a very special day for library lovers, too. And by that I don’t mea ...
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3 months ago+33 33 0Writing things down may help you remember information more than typing
Writing words down increases connectivity linked to memory and learning between different areas of the brain, with the same not being true when things are typed out on a computer
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3 months ago+28 28 0Why So Many Authors Are Writing Multigenerational Stories
Several new books grapple with displacement and diasporic living in ways that feel particularly resonant in this moment
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3 months ago+26 26 0Hollywood Ghostwriters Tell All (Including Their Names)
You don’t know their names and you certainly wouldn’t recognize their faces — even if their eyes weren’t shaded out — but chances are you’ve read stacks and stacks of their books. THR sits down with six of the top ghostwriters in the celebrity memoir ...
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3 months ago+21 21 0How Short 'Bursts' of Tutoring Can Boost Early Reading Skills
An ongoing study of early literacy tutors finds learning gains over two years.
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3 months ago+21 21 075 Science Fiction Writing Prompts
Get a little push toward coming up with your next out-of-this-world screenplay idea.
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Current Event
3 months ago+25 25 0NY Mayor Adams disputes his own memoir over schoolyard gun incident — "What book is this?"
Mayor Eric Adams confronts controversy over his memoir, claiming a schoolyard gun story is fictitious and blaming an uncredited co-author for the mix-up.
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3 months ago+24 24 07 Unusual Writing Systems From Around the World & How They Developed
Over the millennia, human language has produced a variety of beautiful, unusual, and weird forms of writing. Here are 7 of them.
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How-to
3 months ago+21 21 05 Secrets Writing Your Signature Keynote Speech In 2024
Public speaking is an excellent way to build your personal brand. Here is a five-point strategy for delivering a perfect public speech.
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3 months ago+42 42 0The ethics of ghostwriting in fiction
Ghostwriting is not new, and Millie Bobby Brown is not the first celebrity to hire a ghostwriter. But, soon after she published her book, she came under fire for using one.
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3 months ago+24 24 0Rebel Wilson Reveals 'Gut-Wrenching' Process of Writing Her 'Emotional' Upcoming Memoir
Rebel Wilson talks about the 'gut-wrenching' and 'emotional' process of writing her memoir in a video posted on her Instagram Story on Wednesday, 'Rebel Rising' is set to be released on April 2, 2024
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4 months ago+41 41 0The enduring gift of stories
A father finds a Christmas story that works for his infant daughter — and for the world.
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4 months ago+41 41 0How writing 'made us human' – an 'emotional history' from ancient Iraq to the present day
Evidence suggests that writing was probably invented in southern Iraq sometime before 3000BC. But what happened next?
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4 months ago+39 39 0Types of Genres: A Literary Guide
Whether you’re picking another book off the shelf or plotting out your new novel, learning more about genre can help you decide what comes next.
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Current Event
4 months ago+42 42 0Nine months after scandal, publishers are still sorting out a plagiarism mess
Ghostwriter Kristin Loberg and many of her clients have apologized for misusing authors’ words without attribution. But publishing firms have been largely quiet.
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4 months ago+21 21 0What is Science of Reading and why you are hearing so much about it?
The way our schools are teaching kids how to read is changing.Schools In Indiana will be required to align curriculum to Science of ReadingScience of Reading is
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4 months ago+2 2 0What's The Best Advice I Ever Received As a Writer?
The wisdom was passed down to me, and now I'm passing it along to you.
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4 months ago+44 44 0Writing instructors are less afraid of students cheating with ChatGPT than you might think
A survey about college writing instructors’ fears and anxieties about AI demonstrates that student cheating isn’t their only concern. And in fact, many have embraced it as a teaching tool.
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5 months ago+47 47 0Why This Ghostwriter Loves His Haters
Bestselling author and ghostwriter Joshua Lisec explains how to turn internet criticism into increased publicity, higher click rates, and more revenue.
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5 months ago+48 48 0AI won’t kill crime writing, but crime writers will kill anyone
Crime writers have been out and about discussing the challenges of AI and the things they will and won’t do in their fiction