Writers are, for the most part, proud creatures. Sure, they seem to sulk more than anything, and people might imagine them as having more of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s mild-mannered temperament than of Ernest Hemingway’s argumentative one. But it must be remembered that they do pour so much effort...

  Human language is ever evolving. What one thing means today can be different tomorrow. Language is dynamic, and this holds true especially for the most widely used one in the planet: the English language.   New words are coined. Meanings are arbitrary. Rules change. Because of this,...

  People often ask whether writing is a job or more of a calling. But can’t it be both?   Writing is a profession, and writers have the rest of the world—and even worlds beyond—at the tips of their fingers. They can touch another soul, they can slay a murderous witch...