Any tips on writing a thank-you note for a gift you don’t particularly like? I am trying to teach my daughter to acknowledge ...

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Though only one page, the Specific Aims page is probably the MOST important piece of your grant. Often, reviewers will form a strong opinion about the merits of a proposal on this page alone, so you ...

Writing a love interest can be hard. Credit: Photo by Oteo/Flickr I teach an introduction to fiction writing course for Closing Credits, and today I’d like to share some of the tips I give students ...

Good legal writing is a lot more than simply getting the law right. The year 2025 has been a very busy one for me in terms of drafting legal briefs on some issue or another. This means that not only ...

Securing an internship in your desired industry is the first step to a successful career. It’s your initial opportunity to gain hands-on experience, improve your skills, and make valuable ...

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FORT SMITH -- Colson Whitehead's first novel was unpublished, rejected by more than two dozen people, and his agent dropped him. But -- though depressed -- he "got back to writing and made the [next] ...