I have a confession to make. I had never heard of Henneke Duistermaat before her article 18 Seductive Writing Tips That’ll Leave Your Readers Begging For More, but I was begging for more at “hello”.

If the Internet existed and things could go viral back in 1948, Shirley Jackson’s short story “The Lottery” definitely would have gone viral. It was published in The New Yorker that summer, and the ...

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Helping develop students' writing skills related to presenting psychology-related information is a core goal of my work. I have taught at six different schools since 1994 - and have probably graded ...

For VOA Learning English, this is the Education Report. “Somebody needs to explain to students that, difficult as it might be, it’s not as hard as you’re making it.” English learners often think that ...

Back in 2007, freelancer writers like myself were paid crap per piece of website content. Due to the youthful tastes of search engines and digital content, algorithms were much simpler to conquer. The ...

This includes not writing in the first person and avoiding emotionally charged language. This contributes to your credibility as a writer. Room for improvement: “My patient is really sick and I feel ...

When it comes to reading academic research reports in the behavioral sciences, I'm no different than anyone else. I often find myself thinking "what is the point?" Reading academic papers is not ...

University life comes with its share of challenges. One of these is writing longer assignments that require higher information, communication and critical thinking skills than what you might have been ...

My editor-in-chief is a gift. He reviews more than a dozen articles a day prepared by the writers on our public relations team. He catches typos, adds and tweaks wording for clarity, and lets us know ...

So much has changed in storytelling in the last 50 years. From technology to techniques, platforms to practices, approaches to audiences, the way journalists work is always changing. Some really good ...

Blogging is, without a doubt, one of the most effective ways to grow your small business. If your goal is to get consumers to visit your website and eventually buy your product or service, you have to ...