“Write for impact first, money second. If you do it the other way around, you’ll end up with less of either.”
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Month: August 2019
🔤 Grammar Tip: Are You Aloud or Allowed to Pass Through Security?
What is the difference between aloud and allowed?
Aloud means out loud.
Allowed means permitted.
🌤 Hope Is The Thing With Feathers ~ Emily Dickinson
Hope Is The Thing With Feathers
Emily Dickinson
‘Hope’ is the thing with feathers—
That perches in the soul—
And sings the tune without the words—
And never stops—at all—
And sweetest—in the Gale—is heard—
And sore must be the storm—
That could abash the little Bird
That kept so many warm—
I’ve heard it in the chillest land—
And on the strangest Sea—
Yet, never, in Extremity,
It asked a crumb—of Me.
🌈 Inspirational Quote: Face the Challenge
When everything seems to be going against you, remember that the airplane takes off against the wind, not with it. ~ Henry Ford
🍎 Health Hack: Choose Carbs With Care
Carbohydrates are one of the main types of nutrients. Your digestive system changes carbohydrates into glucose (blood sugar). Your body uses this sugar for energy for your cells, tissues and organs. It stores any extra sugar in your liver and muscles for when it is needed. There are two types of carbohydrates: simple and complex. Simple carbohydrates include natural and added sugars. Complex carbohydrates include whole grain breads and cereals, starchy vegetables and legumes.
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TIP: STICK WITH COMPLEX CARBS
Say it Again, Again, and Again
I Can Do This!
✒️ Writers’ Wisdom: The Path to Writing a Novel
“Write the truest sentence you know. Then write another.” ~ Ernest Hemingway
🔤 Grammar Tip: Correct Use of Apostrophes ” ‘ “
Apostrophes are used:
- To show possession (e.g., one dog’s kennel
, two dogs’ kennel
- In time expressions (e.g., a day’s pay
- In contractions (e.g., can’t
Apostrophes are not used:
- To show plurals (e.g., three cat’s
, two video’s
- Randomly before the letter s (e.g., He like’s pies.
Mother to Son ~ Langston Hughes
Mother to Son
Langston Hughes
Well, son, I’ll tell you:
Life for me ain’t been no crystal stair.
It’s had tacks in it,
And splinters,
And boards torn up,
And places with no carpet on the floor—
Bare.
But all the time
I’se been a-climbin’ on,
And reachin’ landin’s,
And turnin’ corners,
And sometimes goin’ in the dark
Where there ain’t been no light.
So, boy, don’t you turn back.
Don’t you set down on the steps.
‘Cause you finds it’s kinder hard.
Don’t you fall now—
For I’se still goin’, honey,
I’se still climbin’,
And life for me ain’t been no crystal stair.
