Women's Fiction vs Romance

Women's fiction as a genre is coming into its own, even though it is often compared with romance.

Academic Essay Writing

Academic essay writing is more than a skill. Academic essay writing requires professionalism, responsibility, and a desire to learn. Still in doubt?

History Of Script: 8th to 15th Century AD

A distinguished scholar from York named Alcuin is invited by emperor Charlemagne in 780 AD to direct the palace school at Aachen. One of Alcuin’s students, Godesalc, is commissioned by Charlemagne to create what later becomes known as the Godesalc Evangelistary, an impressively calligraphic manuscript of the gospels. The book is completed in April of 783 and is the first expression of Carolingian miniscule, relevant by its use of conventional of upper and lowercase letters. Alcuin continues his study of calligraphy by traveling to Rome to research letters and manuscripts of Roman tradition, adding minuscule letters in the tradition of the monks. In 796, Alcuin becomes abbot of the monastery at Tours, leading production if a great number of prolific, legible and lucid manuscripts.

The History Of Writing Implements

The history of writing implements begins with the cave man scribbling pictorial images depicting daily rituals of hunting or planting crops into the walls, creating cave paintings seen in places such as Lascaux dating back to 25,000 BC. Record keeping advanced with the advent of symbols that were recognized as having meaning. Clay made communication portable and in 8,500 BC, the first merchants employed clay tokens with pictographs to keep track of what was shipped and traded. Pictographs gave way to representational figures, becoming the first alphabet in 1700 BC in Sinai. Hebrew and Aramaic alphabets originated in 600 BC. The Greek alphabet, the first alphabet to be written left to right was created in 400 BC. These writing systems began in all uppercase letters and as writing instruments became refined, lowercase letters appeared in 600 AD by the Celtic monks.

The Origins Of Writing

The first recorded history of writing tablets comes from Sumer in 3100 BC. The chief of the temple called the 'sangu' (accountant) was responsible for noting animals and other goods to tally the temple's wealth. The images of these goods were simply drawn on lumps of wet clay and lines drawn in accordance with the number of each, allowed to dry in the sun and became a permanent tablet.

Writing For Web - Are You A Victim Of The Word

Sometimes, you might come across text on the web that appears to be jumbled. It is full of odd foreign letters, is unreadable, and it takes ages to load. Do you know, nine times out of ten the culprit is a program that many people use every day.

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How Time Affects Writing

Does it really make a difference if we say daylight or standard time? Well it can and it's especially important to pay attention to differences when you're planning meetings that will be attended by people all over the world. That is something that never used to be a consideration – can you imagine 10 years ago planning meetings with employees or colleagues all over the world? I couldn't.

188 Stage Hero's Journey (Monomyth) - Writing Films

188 stage Hero's Journey (Monomyth) you need to know about...The conscious Decision (almost an Accepting the Inevitability of the Journey and Transformation) is a very...

Breaking Writer's Block

When you sit down to write and no words come to mind, the situation can cause panic, especially if you're a freelance writer. Here are some tips about how to break writer's block and find your creativity again.

Writing An Ebook

Writing an e-book isn't just about slapping together some text and selling it off. Here are some considerations when you're planning on writing an e-book.

188 Stage Hero's Journey (Monomyth) - Great Screenwriting

188 stages of the Hero's Journey (Monomyth) you need to know about... The Greater Antagonism or Antagonist has natural enemies - the Good People of the Township. It is the Township that is affected by the Antagonism's actions. In Armageddon...

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188+ stages of the Hero's Journey (Monomyth) you need to know about...Before facing the Antagonist (past the Crossing of the Return Threshold), the Hero...

What to Look for When Hiring a Freelance Writer

Narrowing down which freelance writer is the best for your business can be tough. Competition is fierce and choosing one writer over another is difficult. Here are some things you should look for when hiring a freelance writer.