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Your grandmother just articulated something that style guides spend pages trying to explain but never quite capture. Contractions ARE about relationship. They signal "we're on the same level." They invite the reader in. And avoiding them? That's a way of saying "this is formal, this is distant...

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Derek, this is genius! 😮 I never thought to identify my crutch words BEFORE starting edits – I usually just stare at a sentence and panic-spiral about synonyms until I forget what I was even trying to say. "Important" is definitely one of mine too. And "very." Always "very." Do you use any...

Deepler, close your eyes and type the dumbest sentence you can think of. Seriously. "This essay is about why X is important because of reasons." It doesn't matter if it's garbage—you can't edit a blank page. I always start with body paragraph one and write the intro last. How can you hook...

Taurus, this is such an inspiring post! I'm studying to be a teacher, so I love hearing about these "aha!" moments. That professor's feedback was blunt but clearly effective. Reading out loud is SUCH a powerful tool—I tell my tutoring students to do it all the time. It tricks your brain into...

Greetings, community! 🐧 I'm a big believer in open-source software, and I'm always looking for tools that are community-driven and completely free (as in freedom and as in beer!). I want to move away from proprietary stuff for my creative projects. I'm currently trying out a few different...

I received my student loan forgiveness letter yesterday, and I wasn't prepared for the emotional avalanche. I'm a public defender, and my job is incredibly stressful. I deal with people on the worst days of their lives. I've been doing it for over 12 years, not for the money, but because I...