Let clearness be the first consideration. It is best, at all events for beginners, not to aim so much at being brief, or forcible, as at being perfectly clear.
1. When using the Relative Pronoun, use “who” or “which” if the meaning is “and he” or “and it”, “for he” or “for it.” In other cases [...]
Every morning I read the news and imagine the circumstances that led up to the reported events. I devise complicated plots and conspiracies, characters on the run from corrupt government officials or alien invaders. I love stories that place ordinary people in extraordinary circumstances. The truth behind these news stories is usually mundane – just [...]
Writing clearly–so far as arrangement of words is concerned–is a mere matter of adverbs, conjunctions, prepositions, and auxiliary verbs, placed and repeated according to definite rules. Even obscure or illogical thought can be clearly expressed; indeed, the transparent medium of clear writing is not least beneficial when it reveals the illogical nature of the meaning [...]
This story seems to come right out of a horror novel. There is a mysterious illness called Morgellons which has created some controversy in medical circles. The CDC just announced it will conduct a study to determine if Morgellons even exists. Since November 2006, the CDC has received about 100 calls a month,from patients, [...]
Charlie Parker is haunted by his lost wife and daughter and the countless victims who seek his help. Despite his best efforts to move on with his life, for the sake and safety of his new love Rachel and their daughter Sam, Parker can’t escape his calling - especially not when his friend Louis asks [...]
Odd Thomas is back for his third adventure; a reluctant hero who is spiritually guided to places in dire need of a hero. He is now a houseman to a reclusive actor/author, Hutch living in the seaside town of Mystic Beach; his most pressing concern is the town’s misleading street names, until he meets a young [...]
Miami Assistant State Attorney C.J. Townsend sought revenge after her brutal attack by William Bantling. Three years later, while Bantling languishes behind bars, C.J. can’t overcome the guilt of her actions.
One night she receives a call that a cop has been brutally murdered and mutilated while on duty: Victor Chavez, the deputy who arrested [...]
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