Love Words? 35 Words That Don’t Exist (But You Still Hear Them All The Time)

English is a living language, which means it’s continually growing and adapting to reflect vernacular usage.

Even words that don’t exist in English (officially) can find their way into casual conversation. 

It doesn’t really matter if we insist they’re “not real words.”

What makes a word real, anyway, if not the fact that real people are using them? 

Fake words have a way of catching on.

And sometimes, there’s a good reason for that. 

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Want To Try Your Hand At Short Stories? Follow These 7 Essential Steps

Writing short stories is an excellent way to hone your writing and storytelling skills.

Whatever your chosen genre, it helps to know the key differences between short story writing and novel writing. 

There’s more to this type of storytelling than just using fewer words.

You’ll see this in the short story writing tips listed in this post. 

Let’s start with what makes a short story so good you can’t help sharing it. 

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35 Writing Exercises For Adults To Drastically Improve Your Writing

How do beginners practice writing?

Here you are as an adult who’s decided to make writing an essential part of your life. 

However little practice you’ve had until now, it’s not too late to become a writer.

It’s as simple (and challenging) as showing up every day to write something.

Getting started on your daily writing can be tricky, though–especially if it’s not a habit yet. 

That’s why we’ve rounded up this collection of 35 fun writing exercises for adults. 

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101 Of The Best Mood Words To Use In Writing Fiction

Think of a story you’ve read that you keep going back to.

We bet if we asked you, “Why that book?” you’d tell us it’s because of how the book makes you feel.

It’s not that the author forced an emotion on you.

They just guided you in the direction of a particular mood. 

Wondering how to describe mood, exactly?

It’s what you feel when you’re reading a story.

And, hopefully, it’s exactly what the author intended. 

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Should You Capitalize After A Colon? Here Are The Rules You Need To Know

The “capitalize after colon” question is a bit divisive.

So, it pays to know what the different style manuals have to say about it. 

What you learned with the MLA handbook in high school doesn’t necessarily apply to that article for a psychology blog. 

Also, the rules are a bit different between American and British English.  

We’ve listed all the rules to make it easier for you to know when to capitalize after a colon, depending on where and what you’re writing

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Love To Write? Check Out These 51 Creative Writing Prompts For Adults

An essential part of being a writer is daily practice—even if that practice is only a few minutes.

And even when the results are less inspired than you hoped. 

As long as you’re committed to building a writing habit and practicing your craft, you’re a writer—not just an “aspiring” one.

Sometimes, all you need is a generous supply of fun writing prompts for adults to get you started. 

We’re happy to help with that. 

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How To Write Dialogue In Your Novel

You’re reading a new story, and you’ve just hit the first bit of dialogue between two characters.

The problem? You’re too busy thinking, “What was the author thinking?” to focus on the story being told.

It’s jarring or riddled with wordy dialogue tags. As a reader, it makes you put down the book and move on.

As an author, you realize how essential it is to write dialogue that keeps the reader locked into your story.

Are you confident in the art of writing dialogue? If you need some help, we’ve got you covered.

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