If you are a writer, you have to open yourself up to criticism. You have to “put yourself out there.” Not all critics are worth listening to. Sometimes people will tell you something is good when it isn’t, and other people will tell you something is bad when it isn’t. The most important thing to…
Read moreGhostwriters
Ghostwriting is evil. Now that I’ve shared my obvious bias, let me try my best to give you my impartial views on ghostwriting. Ghostwriter Defined by Son of Sappho A writer who writes anything for remuneration (usually money) without receiving the official credit for it. This means that you do the work, sell it to…
Read moreWriting Online
I often hear people saying how writing online is so drastically different from other kinds of writing. I’ll admit that online writing isn’t the same as academic writing, but despite the innovation of Twitter, the ideal article length online is around 300 to 400 words, about what you would want a newspaper article to be….
Read moreYes! We have no love for racists who make fun of fruit vendors.
I got a song in my head today: “Yes! We have no bananas.” I love the tune, and I thought I loved the song, so I listened to it on YouTube. I quickly learned that this is a horribly racist song. People argue that it wasn’t racist in its time, or that you just have…
Read moreI give really biased reviews about #plays my nephew is in because he is the best actor ever. Take that @tomhanks
I watched Mary’s wedding recently. It was amazing. If you live around the Ottawa area, you need to go see this play. The actors are amazing, and the play is awesome. All right, in fairness, I have to disclose that my (hugely talented) nephew is in the play. The entire audience was crying, even the…
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