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That or Which - How do you know which one to use? →
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“No one ever reads a book. He reads himself through books.”
– Romain Rolland
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John Green's tumblr: The Commencement Address →
fishingboatproceeds: Some people have asked to read the commencement address I delivered this morning to the 2013 graduates of Butler University. So here it is. My own commencement speaker, who shall remain nameless, began with a lame joke about how these speeches only come in two varieties: Short and bad. This…
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Seven Writing Habits of Amazing Writers →
1. Stephen King. In his book On Writing, King says that he writes 10 pages a day without fail, even on holidays. That’s a lot of writing each day, and it has led to some incredible results: King is one of the most prolific writers of our time. 2. Ernest Hemingway. By contrast with King, “Papa” Hemingway wrote 500 words a day. That’s not bad, though. Hemingway, like me, woke early to write to...
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Words that ruin pacing - Writers Write →
A list of words to avoid when you write.
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“We go to a book as Narcissus went to the fountain, see ourselves therein, and...”
– Austin O’Malley
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The Ghost on the Bookshelf - All about ghost... →
The ghost writer provides an interesting service to the world of stories. After all, a book is written by the ghost writer but someone else gets the credit. ‘The book just seemed to write itself,’ the author will tell the press and adoring fans. And, the ghost writer will sit in the wings, the Cinderella of the literary world. What does it take to become a ghost writer? 
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