With the prevalence of smartphones and tablets today, we have instant access to literary fiction anywhere in the world. But, ah, where do we find the time to read? It’s no secret or surprise our minds are being pulled in a thousand directions at all times. Who’s posting what, what’s trending where, which what is…
The great thing about a good short story is that no matter how pressed for time you are, you can still get your reading fix. Here are five weird short stories that may leave you a little shaken, a little frightened perhaps, but definitely entertained. “The Lottery,” by Shirley Jackson “It isn’t fair, it isn’t right,”…
Content mills get a bad rap. If you read the popular freelancing blogs or the freelancing subreddits, you probably think that content mills are the dregs of professionalism, where the wages are a joke and your work does nothing to advance your career. Well, nothing could be further from the truth, especially when you’re just starting…
One of the best feelings a freelance writer can have is when someone offers to publish the article, short story or novel that they’ve worked so hard on. It not only validates the writer’s talents, it helps them get one step closer to the goal of writing for a living. Of course, book publishers and…
Commas may seem insignificant to those outside of English language and grammar circles. Inside those circles, however, a spirited debate has been volleyed about for decades: to shun, or not to shun, the Oxford Comma. English is well-known for its seemingly arbitrary rules and provincial etiquettes that make it one of the toughest languages to…