Tips & Tricks

Well, hello! If you’re new to Vocabbett, I help students painlessly improve their vocabulary through stories; as such, I tend to do a...

Have you ever loved a book so much that when you finished it, you just sat in stunned silence for a moment? How did the author get these ideas ? you ask. Maybe you turn to Google and find some witty but ultimately meaningless response from the author, or nothing at all. For aspiring writers, this can be maddening! If each book is an invention, ideas are the schematics and blueprints. I want to know how you built this! Most of the books I referenced above were written by Eliza

We’re all watching more TV than normal these days, but if you want to keep your edge and come out of quarantine smarter than ever, it’s...

I'm going to give you a few sentences, and I want you to see if you can spot the error: “There’s so many things I have to do today.”...

For years, I meandered blithely through life thinking that “less” and “fewer” meant the same thing. For the sake of convenience, I used...

I am SO excited about this podcast because it kicks off a mini-series called “5 Ways to Instantly Sound Smarter.” In it, we’re going over...

Let me ask you a question: were you flipping flashcards in the crib? Probably not! You likely learned thousands of words without any...

Quick, what’s 2+2? Without any real conscious effort, I bet the number “4” popped into your head. That’s because your brain is hardwired...

The resounding writing advice today tends to be, “Just get the words on paper. You can edit it later. You can’t edit a blank page. All...