Better Writing: Captivate Your Readers with Synecdoche and Metonymy
Whether you are blogging for fun or you are writing professionally in some capacity, you probably...
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Year: 2009
What’s Up Wednesdays: Two Steps Forward
As you travel down this tumultuous road of life, it is important that you spend more time focusing...
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Find Motivation with Self-Imposed Incentives
Whether you work from home as a freelance writer like me or you hold a more conventional office...
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Grammar 101: Ending in a Preposition
There are some grammar rules out there that are easy to understand, because there is no debate as...
Read MoreSunday Snippet: Leonard Bernstein
“Inspiration is wonderful when it happens, but the writer must develop an approach for the rest of the time…The wait is simply too long.” If you are writing largely for pleasure and personal expression, that’s...
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Four TV Shows I Wish Were Still on TV
While there are certainly many television shows that worth watching these days — Fringe,...
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Independence is Not the Final Goal
Many people will tell you about the importance of independence and the importance of being...
Read MoreWhat’s Up Wednesdays: Seas of Change
Every Wednesday, I turn my attention to the rest of the blogosphere to read up on what other bloggers have to say. Some weeks, I stick within a certain theme, whereas other weeks reveal more of a random mish-mash of ideas....
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Grammar 101: Bizarre and Bazaar
If two words sound the same when spoken, they can be the source of much confusion and misuse. We...
Read MoreHandy Gmail Tips and Tricks
We have a lot of options when it comes to Internet search engines these days, but most of us tend to gravitate toward Google. In like manner, there are many services that offer free web-based email, but most of us prefer to use...
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Hi, I'm Michael. By day, I'm a writer and editor. By night, I'm still a writer and editor. I'm also an engaged work-at-home dad, a voracious foodie, an avid traveler, and a thinker who thinks he might be thinking too much. Beyond the Rhetoric is a reflection of my eclectic life, fueled by caffeine and Wi-Fi.
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