Frequently used terms.

Everyone has their own personal vocabulary of words and terms they use in their communications — ways to accent their works as they type them. I have some as well that you’ll likely see used on this site from time to time. Cheap pop. I wouldn’t call myself a professional wrestling fan, per se, but I do like some of the performers. Mick Foley shared the term “cheap pop,” which describes getting easy (cheap) applause...

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Tips from (really) young writers.

From a young age, I’ve been a writer and editor. It’s something that has come natural to me, although I’d argue that since I started writing on a computer it’s become a little more difficult, as I’m one who can’t help but edit along as I type, rather than draft and go back. Old habits. Yesterday, I was driving my 4-year-old to our neighborhood IHOC – the international house of coffee – and he said...

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