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Responsible Representation

The importance of dialogue between writers and the cultures and identities they are writing about

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Antiquoted

Quotation marks comment on the truth about what has been said – their omission has an equal amount to say

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Punctuation in Poetry

Experimentation with punctuation can be used to convey nuanced meaning

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Literary White Space

The visual construction of writing guides our internal reading voice and impacts our interpretation of a text

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Virginia Woolf and the Semicolon

Creative use of the semicolon can encourage the reader to slow down and appreciate meaning in more depth

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From Middle to Modern

Evolution of the English langugae from middle to modern

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Stop Fighting Language Evolution

Singular "They" is here to stay

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Gender-Inclusive Language

The impact of word choice within the fight against gender prejudice

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The En Dash – The Craft of Punctuation

The en dash is a shapeshifter, taking on the role of other textual punctuation as well as its own unique uses

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Slang and Context

Benefits and drawbacks of using slang in Fiction

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First Sentences

Opening lines can build audience engagement in a variety of ways, depending on the conventions of the medium

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Parentheses, Dashes and Commas

Parenthetical statements stand outside of the flow of writing for emphasis, providing clarification or conveying an abrupt change

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Nameless Characters

How to avoid character bias in writing

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Drop the Hyphen in Racial and Ethnic Identifiers

There is a time and a place for the hyphen, and it is not to be overused

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Different Types of Second-Person Narrative

Different uses of the second-person narrative can open up unique perspectives between author and reader

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Beatnik Capital Mutation

Through their use of capitals the Beatniks transcended language to express what they felt

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Untranslatability

The imporantce and effects of retaining foreign words in translated fiction

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😂

The Evolution of Language Across Digital Platforms, and the Use of Emoji as a Supplement or Replacement to Written Language

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The Ampersand

The meaning of the ampersand is far beyond the conjunction 'and'

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The Law of Words

Most dictionaries have a universal criteria against which words are judged