Creating content that is effective and engaging on a number of different levels is an art form to be sure. It’s an art that can take years of practice and finetuning. But when we break down the anatomy of a blog post, we can see that there is also a science to it—a formula that…
By Katie Reynolds on Verblio becoming her full-time job I first realized that I wanted to turn writing into my profession when I was a freshman in college, writing a paper on Hamlet for my English 100 class. I remember finishing my paper and feeling somewhat let down that the whole process was over. I had…
In November, Oxford Dictionaries selected their Word of the Year, based on emerging linguistic trends and words defining 2015, which — ironically enough — ended up not being a “word” at all. Beating out other prominent words (and phrases) in 2015 like refugee, ‘on fleek’, and lumbersexual, the emoji claimed the crown.
An important step in fine-tuning proofreading skills is recognizing and correcting grammatical errors that inhibit clarity and comprehension. Comma rules can certainly trip up even the most experienced writer, because they’re notoriously vague and subjective. It helps to start with some basics. There are two common comma errors that are easy to make, but even easier…
Okay, so there’s Shakespeare at the first read-through of “Macbeth”, which he’s revised ten times so there were no typos and it was perfect. Everyone’s reading the script, when one of the actors pipes up with, “Just great, Will, but what’s this ‘bubble, bubble, toil and tribbles’ supposed to mean?”. Will drops his head in…
Planning is everything. We plan for retirement. We plan our days and all of our appointments. Some people even plan what they will wear for an entire week. After a huge undertaking like Thanksgiving dinner, this is probably apparent to everyone. But the most important planning, the planning that can make or break us as…