Voice Activation for Typing on Laptops

Categories Online Writing - Tips and Advice

When most people think about writing they imagine physically putting the words on a page; either by typing or using handwriting. The idea of using voice activation for typing can make some of us feel a bit uncomfortable; it sort of feels like this is cheating or not real writing. This is probably an ...

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What Are the Skills Needed for Technical Writing Positions?

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Dec

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What Are the Skills Needed for Technical Writing Positions?

By Anthony

Categories Online Writing - Tips and Advice

Those individuals who concern themselves with technical writing do not receive the same attention as the bestselling authors, but they do provide a crucial function. The job of the technical writer is to act as a translator between highly technical people and the general public. Without this type of ...

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Nov

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How to…Write Fan Fiction

By Anthony

Categories Online Writing - Tips and Advice

Fan fiction can be one of the most rewarding types of writing there is. How many of us have finished a book and felt sad because it was probably the last we are going to see of those characters and that universe. Fan fiction is a way to resurrect these fictional worlds that we have ...

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How to…Help 3rd Graders Write a Good Journal Entry

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Nov

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How to…Help 3rd Graders Write a Good Journal Entry

By Anthony

Categories Online Writing - Tips and Advice

Journaling is a skill that benefits people throughout their life. Once people begin keeping a journal it becomes a habit; this not only allows them to document important experiences in their life, but it also helps them improve as a writer. In school, journaling is one of the important skills that s ...

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Oct

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How to…Write With High Diction

By Anthony

Categories Online Writing - Tips and Advice

One of the skills that college students can really struggle with is writing in high diction. This style of writing is required for a number of subjects including history and English literature. The attraction of using high diction is that it tends to give essays a more authoritative feel. It is ...

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11

Oct

0

Helpful Sources for a Research Paper

By Anthony

Categories Online Writing - Tips and Advice

If you are about to begin a research paper you may be feeling a bit overwhelmed by the task. One of the main worries that students tend to have is how they will find good sources. Things were easier for students a few decades ago because sources were limited to what was available in college librarie ...

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How to Build a Rubric for Expository Writing

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Oct

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How to Build a Rubric for Expository Writing

By Anthony

Categories Online Writing - Tips and Advice

When it comes to judging writing a lot will depend on the expectations of the reader. It is a very subjective experience. In order to more fairly judge a piece of writing, and compare it to other pieces of similar writing, it is helpful to have a rubric. This is a scoring tool that lists different c ...

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Sep

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Tips for Descriptive Essays

By Anthony

Categories Online Writing - Tips and Advice

The goal of descriptive essays is always to describe something. This means that the reader should be able to create a visual picture of the scene based on the words provided on the paper. If the writer is effective they can almost make the reader feel as if they are witnessing the event.A lot of stu ...

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How to…Write a College Integration Portfolio

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Sep

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How to…Write a College Integration Portfolio

By Anthony

Categories Online Writing - Tips and Advice

One of the problems that a lot of students have is that they do not have something to show employers when they arrive at interviews. Many will have had little or no employment history and they will also likely be lacking in professional courses. This means that it can be difficult for them to separa ...

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How to…Take the First Steps to Becoming a Writer

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Sep

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How to…Take the First Steps to Becoming a Writer

By Anthony

Categories Online Writing - Tips and Advice

Many people dream of making their living as a writer. It can appear to outsiders to be such a glamorous profession, but in reality it is very much like any other job. A lot of writers these days are self employed, and this means that they have to constantly hustle in order to stay afloat. There are ...

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