"For me, the first sentence has to do three things: hook the reader, set the tone, and set up the end." The insightful Jim van Pelt with more writing tips.

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"The verb forms the heart of a sentence. Although a lot of research has been done into the role that verbs play during the transfer of information, less is known about exactly how and when the li

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"A man, a plan, a cat, a ham, a yak, a yam, a hat, a canal — Panama!" Bumper selection of palindromes.

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"A LOVE-SICK librarian who stole ancient and rare books worth £175,000 walked free from court yesterday." With that kind of attitude to books, he'll probably end up in a government thinktank

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