You want your writing to be original and engaging? Then there's just one thing you should do. Read, read and read a lot. Reading is the one prerequisite for becoming a powerhouse of a writer. And this is anything but a well-kept secret, really. What happens, though, is that not anybody has got the t... read more
Phraze.me - Ask Others To Complete Your Phrases
One day, our English teacher made us write short stories in a collaborative fashion. The idea was that each had to write for three minutes and then hand the sheet to the person sitting on his right. And when stories came full circle, then it was time to complete them for good. This new website broug... read more
TripLingo.com - Learn New Vocabulary
By their mere nature, language courses for travelers have always been generic. A little information on how to ask for directions, a few tips on how to order from a menu, maybe some guidance on how to bargain when shopping... People wanting to get more specific could always ask the teacher, but there... read more
PhraseUp.com - Write Better Phrases
A service that I find quite interesting for the simple reason that writing is my main activity, what Phrase Up does is to let you fill gaps in sentences. Using Phrase Up, you can write a half-baked sentence and have it automatically fleshed out. This is done by typing the words you have, and then p... read more
Highlighter.com - Letting Visitors Highlight Content
With its ability to let site visitors interact around specific portions of text only, Highlighter stands as a more contextualized alternative to the way in which comments have always been placed on blogs. Highlighter is a WordPress plugin that you can get (and use) for free. Upon installing it, peo... read more
Tuesl.com - Aggregating Useful Sites Together
The aim of this website is to connect people who know where to look for the answers to common questions with the ones who need that information. Through the site, user-edited lists can be created and shared. Each list is called a Tuesl (which is the short form for Top User Edited Site Lists), and th... read more
Phras.in - Letting Writers Pick The Right Phrases
Spellcheckers rarely detect grammar violations. People who speak English as a second language are always faced with coming up with phrases that might be understood by others but that are just not grammatically right. On the other hand, people who are native speakers of English often think of more ... read more