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Marginalia – Notes in Books – To Write or Not To Write?

Marginalia – Notes in Books – To Write or Not To Write?

by mylinhshattan | Feb 5, 2015 | On Life, On Literature, On Writing

Marginalia as a word may bring forth varying associations, but focus on the first two syllables for its meaning, as opposed to the last. Readers write in books along the margins, on the flyleaf, making various marks, scribbles, appendages and annotations.   As a...
Elegant Sentences, Express Ideas & Make an Impact

Elegant Sentences, Express Ideas & Make an Impact

by mylinhshattan | Aug 22, 2014 | On Literature, On Writing

I am not a grammarian but I love words, their arrangement and sound, the infinite combinations and uses, their impact. Words are responsible for founding our country, We the people; for ending a war, Tear down this wall; for perhaps the most intimate and familiar of...

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