The silent b: A bomb with aplomb There are plenty of words in the English language that smuggle in a ‘b’ where it’s not needed, supposedly. The silent b, usually coming after an m, is not pronounced ‘b’ as it would normally be at the front of a word (‘boy’). However, ...
Obviously — at least I hope it’s more obvious to you now than at the end of the summer — it’s going to be a whole lot easier to avoid wasting your time with non-starters if you know what it is you are trying to market: your book’s category, target audience, and why your ...
but since we have such a strong mental image of what the right format, for instance, is, we seldom invest time in considering how someone who had never seen a successful author bio
Whichever name you choose, just make sure to follow the SSS rule. Keep it short Keep your brand name short. Make sure to keep the entire name within the shortest number of syllables, regardless of the number of words you use. The quicker it can be pronounced, the easier it will be...
Semper Virilis: A Roadmap to Manhood in the 21st Century Note: What you will find below is not so much a long blog post, but a short ebook; approach it as such. At over 20k words, it will probably take an hour or two to read, and surely even longer to process. This is the con...
However, Easter is a holiday that was embedded in my psyche from a young age, albeit loosely. There were no visible trappings of the celebration in our community; we had no egg hunts, no frilly pastel dresses or spring hats. We did have giant, revival-style church services in the spring...
“Nightline” anchor Dan Harris embarks on an unexpected, hilarious and deeply skeptical odyssey through the strange worlds of spirituality and self-help, and discovers a way to get happier that is truly achievable.
Ree Drummond's baked ziti is the family dinner of your dreams. Like this lasaga, but easier, this recipe has meat sauce, pasta, and tons of cheese.
I knew exactly where this was headed. It was the classic unattainable-female dilemma. “She’s married.” Richie was a new private client of mine I’d only met a few weeks previously. A bespectacled, skinny dude with a pronounced Southie accent (he had grown up in Boston before moving ...
BTS’s popularity basically is the definition of a grassroots movement, solely made by fans who discovered them by themselves, finding them on yt randomly and spreading them by word of mouth, not by any type of company push or promotion since bts’ company didn’t have the funds for that...