One of the popular items that circulate through the Internet is a bubble-off-plumb set of rules along the lines of “Thimk,” “We Never Make Misteaks” and “Plan Ahe …” — injunctions that call attention ...

The “voice” of verbs (active or passive) is different than the “tense” of verbs. Tense defines action within time, when the verb happens. Voice defines the relationship between subject and verb, who ...

In the arsenal of any writer, the verb is the most powerful weapon. It is the engine of the sentence, the word that drives the narrative forward and breathes life into characters and scenes. But some ...

Use this quick list of Writing Tools as a handy reference. Copy it and keep it in your wallet or journal, or near your desk or keyboard. Share it and add to it. I. Nuts and Bolts 1. Begin sentences ...

Functional imaging data collected during cognitive tasks show which brain regions are active during those tasks, but do not necessarily indicate which regions are essential for those tasks. Here, in a ...