writing tips | Katy Mulvaney

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Oct 5, 202315 min read

Lies Teachers Told You About First Person Pronouns

I did not mean for this to be a series, but now I realize it will be at least one more entry on Lies Teachers Told You About Thesis...

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Aug 26, 20237 min read

Don't Give Me a Reason to Stop Reading

Yes, all the little rules are dumb. But they feel more important the more you read -- and you never want to give someone the chance to write

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Jan 8, 20239 min read

Grammar Triage: If You Only Follow Four Grammar Rules, Make It These Four

Grammar is a class thing. And it is still going strong. People make all kinds of claims about the internet changing grammar standards or...

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Jan 4, 20238 min read

Lies Teachers Told You About Paragraph Structure

One of my favorite authors, Douglas Adams, wrote in an essay collection in which he asserts that teachers are, by definition, Liars to...