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A Proof Readers Nightmare
8th September 2025
If punctuation marks had personalities, the apostrophe would be the fussy old uncle at a family gathering: always around, often misunderstood, and the subject of many heated debates and the collective rolling of eyes. Because o ...
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The Not So Humble Bracket: A History
1st September 2025
Brackets. Parentheses. Call them what you will, those two little curved lines that quietly usher themselves into our sentences, pulling along an afterthought, an explanation, or sometimes just a muttered aside we weren’t brave ...
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The Ampersands Tale
25th August 2025
Some punctuation marks quietly do their job and never ask for attention. Then there’s the ampersand, that ancient squiggle with Roman roots, a brief career as the twenty-seventh letter of the alphabet, and a modern life as the ...
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Their, There, They're...Homophones
18th August 2025
If you were to ask any linguist or polyglot what the most difficult language is to learn, the chances are that they would say it was Mandarin Chinese. Why? Well, it’s a tonal system for one-the meaning of a word changes depend ...
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The Oxford Comma. What's That All About Then?
11th August 2025
It’s the grammar quirk that everyone’s heard of, but fewer people can actually define, that tiny little mark of punctuation that’s caused more arguments over dinner than the bill ever did. The Oxford comma. A name that sounds ...
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Why Traditional Publishing Is Losing Its Grip
4th August 2025
Once upon a time, if you wanted to be a published writer, you had to play the game. You wrote the manuscript. You sent the letter. You waited. You got rejected. You tried again. And again. And again. You weren’t just tryi ...
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A Dash Of Curiosity-The Story Of The Dash
28th July 2025
I’ve always loved exploring the roots of punctuation. It’s a quiet, often overlooked layer of language, one that shapes how we pause, how we pace ourselves, how we hint, divert, conclude, or surprise. Each symbol carries its ow ...
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Why Libraries Still Matters
21st July 2025
There’s something deeply reassuring about the hush of a library. It’s a kind of quiet that seems to hold time itself in gentle hands, a space where the noise of the outside world politely waits at the door. Among the shelves, a ...
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Pain Over Profit-Why Publishers Love 'Suffering'
14th July 2025
There’s a curious thing that happens in publishing. If you’re going to tell your story-your real, lived, complicated, maybe even quietly remarkable story, then make sure it includes at least one of the following: a breakdown, a ...
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Writing Your Book In 1925
7th July 2025
A hundred years ago, getting a book published was a quieter, slower affair—more formal, more exclusive, and, in many cases, far less accessible than today. In 1925, publishing was a world of gatekeepers: literary agents, editor ...
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