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The Ultimate List of Linking Words for Your Essay

March 25, 2022

Linking words are lexical items (words and phrases) we use to connect ideas in writing and get a reader to our next sentence or paragraph.

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Let’s face it: You can’t write an essay (or any other writing piece) without linking words.

Also known as connecting words or transition words, they serve to make your writing flow and help those reading your work follow the flow of your thoughts, ideas, and arguments.

This post is your guide to linking words and their role in writing. Not only will you learn the types of these words, examples, and reasons to use them, but you’ll also get a massive list of transition words and phrases as well as linking words PDF to download and use whenever necessary.

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Want to Write Better? Read More, and That’s Why [Infographic]

February 14, 2021

“A reader lives a thousand lives before he dies. The man who never reads lives only one.”
― George R.R. Martin

The “read more” concept is back in style.

Yes, again.

The great minds have been pointing at books’ positive influence for a long time. And now, we cite their words and agree with that powerful impact books have on us.

A brave new world opens for those who read:

Reading makes us smarter and healthier. It influences the way we think and learn. And it makes us better writers, no matter what we write: essays or fiction.

Any proofs needed?

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How to Write Better: A Redditor’s Speaking

December 10, 2013

Last updated: December 2020

A Redditor is a fan and active user of Reddit.com, who contributes news, reviews, and opinions to the platform and participates in discussions there.

A writer can’t exist in a vacuum. No matter what content we create – books, web articles, essays, poetry, etc. – we need advice from colleagues on how to write better.

But here’s a problem:

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Billy Milligan Case: What Can Writers Take from It?

August 26, 2015

Last updated: July 2020

Billy Milligan was a man known in the 1970s for living with multiple personality disorder. He claimed to have 24 different people in his head. The world has found out about Billy in the 1980s, after the book by Daniel Keyes, The Minds of Billy Milligan, came out.

From a college student who writes essays to a pro writer, every person struggles for recognition.

Please don’t argue:

Recognition is among the basic human instincts, so if you believe that dependence on others’ opinions is beneath your dignity, please press CTRL+W. (And if you are a writer crafting masterpieces with zero hassle, a small ‘x’ at the right top of this tab is for you.) 🙂

For those open to fresh thoughts and creative ideas, welcome:

Thanks to the above-mentioned Billy Milligan, I’m here to share a remarkable story precipitating the unique technique we can use for writing ideas’ generation.

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The Ultimate Guide to Personal Essay Writing

May 25, 2020

A personal essay is a short writing work where the author describes a significant event from his life experience and tells about a lesson he learned from it. In academia, a personal essay is known as a “college essay” or a “college admission essay.”

Personal essay is not about college admission only:

Twain, Hemingway, Fitzgerald, and other famous essayists wrote them often to share their experiences, thoughts, and reflections. Some employers ask candidates to write personal essays before inviting them to a job interview. And even when you share a story in your blog, you write a somewhat personal essay, telling your followers about your experience.

But more often than not, a search intent of most students googling the information about these essays is about how to write a personal statement for college. Right?

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