The beauty of reading is that you never know what strange word constructions your eyes might come across—it’s an exercise in expanding our imaginations. Meanwhile, the beauty of writing lies in the fact that sometimes, when you’re caught up in the flow of things, you never truly know what you’ll end up saying until you […]
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There’s a term called the generation gap and it refers to the differences in experiences, opinions, habits, and behavior that separate age groups. To learn more about this phenomenon, Reddit user MatsGry decided to look at it from another perspective. One that is often neglected and ridiculed on the internet. Baby boomers. So they made […]
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The world would be one hell of a boring place without the endless amount of awkward conversations people endure on a daily basis. When you’re in the middle of it, it’s very little fun indeed. We get it. Blushing, sweating and wanting to disappear are some of the very well known adverse effects that come […]
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Samsung’s upcoming flagship tablet, the Samsung Galaxy Tab S8 Ultra, isn’t likely to be officially revealed until Samsung’s next Galaxy Unpacked event, scheduled for February 8. It appears, however, that Samsung itself has leaked an image of the Galaxy Tab S8 Ultra a little too early. The image appeared on Samsung’s Bixby support page (spotted […]
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It’s bizarre to think that if you’re, hypothetically speaking, forced to do something for all eternity, you’d wager it would be something that is also eternally painful or dull or, simply put, anything but pleasant. Well, eating is one thing we’re “doomed” to do for all eternity and so far most of us quite like […]
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UPDATE: Jan. 18, 2022, 3:00 p.m. EST The Apple Watch Series 7 is back to its lowest price ever. Check it out, along with more deals from across the Apple universe. BEST MAC DEAL: The MacBook Pro (M1, 8GB RAM, 256GB SSD) is one of the best all-around Macs — $1,199.99 $1,299.99 (save $100) BEST REFURBISHED […]
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You’ve been trying to crack the code for getting a literary agent’s attention, whether in a query or a face-to-face meeting, right? You’ve been searching high and low for the secret to making an agent sit up and say “Wow!” Well, since I’m in a good mood, I’m going to risk ostracism from my colleagues […]
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Time- and sanity-saving tips to edit and format like a proPhoto by Markus Winkler on Unsplash There’s folklore about the author who names a character Will and then decides in the final draft to rename him, using find/replace, only to end up with sentences like ‘I Harold get to that tomorrow.’ Or, worse, ‘I lost all my […]
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“There’s no such thing as a coincidence,” they say, yet many little moments we encounter every day just seem more like happy (or unhappy) accidents rather than anything else. Especially if you have an eye for these things like Edas Wong. Nothing escapes the lens of this photographer when he goes out on the streets. […]
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Would you consider yourself a pantser or a planner? No matter what you write, there are those who approach their projects with a plan, and those who prefer flying the seat of their pants. Most writers are somewhere in between. They like knowing where they’re heading, and would rather not have another staredown with the […]
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