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The Part Where They Explain What Went Wrong

Intuitively, we understand that perfection isn't reality, and we still expect black and white answers. While that's a very common...

A Tacit History

While taking a course full of fellow editors and run by a highly experienced editor, we were informed that we are the gatekeepers of...

The Importance of Forming New Habits - Part 2

Sometimes, writers come to me with projects that they initially thought were going to be easy. When they're introducing their piece to...

Shaped by Expectation - Part 2

I began the Purposeful Prose blog with a series that explained how many obstacles that writers can run into can be solved within the...

Shaped by Expectation - Part 1

In academic settings, students are often expected to find the best possible way to produce fact and analysis of fact without knowing the...

Demystifying Interactions With Writing

Discourse always has to come from somewhere. Thus, it is always dependent on some form of authority. It's valid to believe that the...