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  • Robin Barefield
  • Steve Levi
  • T. Martin O'Neil
  • Valerie Winans
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Evan Swensen

The Burning Question Behind Fahrenheit 451

Ever wondered how Ray Bradbury, the mastermind behind Fahrenheit 451, came up with the book’s iconic title? Here’s a fun trivia …

Evan Swensen

Why We Act Too Late: Thomas Hardy and the Power of Writing

“A resolution to avoid an evil is seldom framed till the evil is so far advanced as to make avoidance …

Carl Douglass

HOW TO WRITE WITH ACCENTS, DIALECT, SLANG, COLLOQUALISM, AND ETHNICITY

Malaysian English/Manglish: Malay is the lingua franca of Malaysia, a federation of former British colonies and similar dependencies. Manglish is a beautiful mix …

Evan Swensen

Writing on the Edge: The Craft of Tension and Momentum

How Do I Effectively Build Tension and Suspense? The moment before something happens is often more gripping than the event …

Evan Swensen

How Peter Rabbit Outsmarted Publishers

Every reader knows The Tale of Peter Rabbit. That mischievous little bunny in his iconic blue jacket has been sneaking …

Evan Swensen

Write Like Your Life Depends on It

“Life can’t defeat a writer who is in love with writing,” Edna Ferber once declared. These words, spoken by a …

Carl Douglass

HOW TO WRITE WITH ACCENTS, DIALECT, SLANG, COLLOQUALISM, AND ETHNICITY

How to speak British, course 206 Hong Kong English: The accent of English spoken in Hong Kong follows mainly British, with rather …

Evan Swensen

The Dame of Dictation

Agatha Christie, the queen of mystery, never actually wrote most of her books—at least not by hand. While many imagine …

Evan Swensen

The 120-Foot First Draft

Jack Kerouac’s 120-Foot First Draft: The Wildest Writing Method Ever Some authors draft their books in leather-bound journals. Others hammer …

Evan Swensen

Writing Books That Never Fade

“A classic is a book that has never finished saying what it has to say.” Italo Calvino understood something fundamental …

Carl Douglass

The Biblical Longevity Mystery 2

Earth formed in this manner about 4.54 billion years ago (with an uncertainty of 1%) and was largely completed within 10–20 million …

Evan Swensen

Steal This Strategy

A reader picks up a book with the same anticipation as opening a wrapped gift. The cover’s weight, the pages’ …

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