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Active vs Passive Voice – Leverage Your Narrative

Posted 2 years ago by Sheri Spencer

Passive and active voice are two different ways to structure sentences, and both have different effects on the tone and meaning of the narrative. Understanding how to use them effectively

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Book Review: The Martian – Andy Weir

Posted 3 years ago by Sheri Spencer

Mark Watney is an American astronaut on a mission to Mars with his crewmates. He is the botanist leaving a log behind, y’know, in case anyone ever finds it. I

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Book Review: The Princess Bride – William Goldman

Posted 3 years ago by Sheri Spencer

Whatever your favourite stories and styles may be, this book has everything you could hope for. William Goldman brims on brilliant with this fantastic tale, and “abridged version of S. Morgenstern’s

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Book Review: The Hero’s Guide to Saving Your Kingdom – Christopher Healy

Posted 3 years ago by Sheri Spencer

Ever wonder what happened to all those princes from the classic fairy tales? I mean, what kind of guy does it take to wake up a girl from a sleeping

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Book Review: Baptism of Fire – Andrzej Sapkowski

Posted 3 years ago by Sheri Spencer

Picking up the momentum where Time of Contempt left off, be prepared to get scooped up into another sweeping adventure with the Witcher. The pacing and anticipation keep you latched in for

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Book Review: Time of Contempt – Andrzej Sapkowski

Posted 3 years ago by Sheri Spencer

Taking on a very different structure than the preceding novels, Time of Contempt was an engaging, sweeping tale. After first exploring the rumours of Cirilla and Geralt’s wishes to have the Nilfgaardians

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Book Review: The Last Wish – Andrej Sapkowski

Posted 3 years ago by Sheri Spencer

Enter the Witcher, Geralt of Rivia. The Last Wish, essentially, is a collection of short stories and the odd novella introducing a sellsword/monster-hunter, Geralt. Always brimming on brooding, the stories

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