BTR Ad Sale: Two Months for the Price of One
Call it a recession special. Call it a year-end sale. Call it whatever you want, because this is...
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Author: Michael Kwan
Sunday Snippet: Bill Cosby
“I don’t know the key to success, but the key to failure is trying to please...
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Weekend Movie Review Roundup
Apt Pupil (1998) For some reason or another, I seem to have a thing for Nazi movies. They could...
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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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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...
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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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