The Last Wish
The executioner leaned closer. "Any final request?" The prisoner smiled. "I'd like everyone here to forgive me." The crowd [...]
Book Cover Impact
What Readers Actually Notice About Book Covers Every author has done it. You finish a manuscript. You survive the editing. You [...]
The Rise of Micro-Publishing
There was a time when publishing resembled a castle. It stood on a hill, wrapped in stone walls and guarded by [...]
Цивилизовано Робство
– Значи, разбрахме се! – започна за стотен път да ми обяснява тъпата крава, без да знам защо. – Искам много [...]
Broken Mornings
The bathroom light flickered once before steadying, as if deciding whether today was worth the effort. She stood at the sink, [...]
The Editor Who Makes Language Disappear
Recently, someone told me, quote: "Imagine two editors. The first says: "This isn't how a native speaker would say it." The [...]
Every day or everyday? Why the difference matters
The difference between every day and everyday is small on the page but huge in meaning. I remind myself of this [...]
Learning Love as a Foreign Language
Is Love a Language? Some people inherit houses. Some inherit debts. Others inherit recipes, family photographs, strange habits, old watches, impossible [...]
Paragraphs and Modern Writing
Why Modern Writing Looks Like This A curious thing has happened to writing. Open a Victorian novel, and you may encounter [...]
The Promotion
Harold spent thirty years hoping his boss would finally notice him. He arrived early. He left late. He volunteered [...]
