writing

Last year, while thumbing through books in my local thrift shop, I stumbled upon an intriguing book called “On the Art of Writing” by Sir Arthur Quiller-Couch. It’s a simple ...

To impress upon the students in my homeschooling seminars the importance of writing, I would point out our ...

Writing is an essential component of education and, indeed, life. Many homeschooling parents find the task of teaching ...

To Whom It May Concern:  I thoroughly enjoy the Epoch Times newspaper!  It is informative, well written, and ...

Writing is one of those essential skills that, if nurtured, can become an enjoyable and beneficial tool, one ...

Imagine yourself at a flea market or antique shop. You find an old leather-bound book, its spine slightly ...

That’s when it hit me; writing isn’t just about putting words on paper. There are other benefits to ...

Some writers and teachers among us, praise be to all of them, are obsessed with writing, grammar, syntax, ...

Writing is not only an art form, it can serve as a therapeutic outlet for frustration, creativity, and ...

In November 2018, the Nation’s Report Card announced that no more than 40 percent of America’s fourth and eighth graders are proficient ...

If you want to write a good sentence, you must learn to love the full stop. Love it ...

It’s been said that we all stand on the shoulders of giants. And, if anyone knows that, it’s ...

As universities get better at detecting plagiarism, students are having to find new ways to avoid getting caught.

Even the best poker players have “tells” that give away when they’re bluffing. Scientists who commit fraud have ...

Legions of would-be novelists are finding the month of November, unofficially proclaimed National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo), to ...

Writing is a skill that will continue to be in great demand in the future. Teaching your kids ...

The call to action (CTA) is a standard marketing tool. It's been used consistently and successfully ever since ...

Today, March 4 (“March Forth”) is National Grammar Day

Recently one of my masters students, a filmmaker from the Czech Republic, told me his friends back at ...

I recently stumbled upon a post that describes the process of literary translation as "soul-crushing." That's news to ...

When I went to French school ink wells were built into the right corner of student desks. We ...

If you've ever applied for a job, you know how hard it is to write the perfect cover ...

An ancient token-based recording system from before the dawn of history was rendered obsolete by the birth of ...

Not long ago Chen Siyuan made headlines for her ability to write with both hands at the same ...

The flashing red lights from Daniel Shi’s light-up sneakers faded as he sat down to write. His pen ...

There are a few key pieces of grammatical knowledge that can make an immediate difference to the quality ...

Dear Kathy,      My daughter is a senior in high school and she's a good student (A's and ...