In the ultra-competitive world of fashion, a fashion design or related degree is a must. Talent and passion alone are not enough; you also need to learn the foundational knowledge and the guided practice and experiences as well as nurture relationships with mentors in the industry. According to Businesswire, the global apparel market ... Read More »
What is worldbuilding, I hear you ask? It's a critical part of the the creative writing process for people who want to write convincing Sci Fi or Fantasy work. Think of any story in these genres: from Harry Potter, Star Wars, Game of Thrones or Lord of the Rin... Read More »
Speaking is one of the activities that we undertake the most often. Isn't it amazing, then, that so few of us have been formally taught how to speak?
Of course, we learn how to speak as a baby by mimicking our parents, and then as we get older by taking on the words, accents and vocal mannerisms of our friends, family and elders. This isn't always an advantage though, as the cast of EastEnders has shown us. It's fine to screech and drop your h's if you work on a market stall, but not ... Read More »
"Poetry is when an emotion has found its thought and the thought has found words" - Robert Frost
Poetry is a singular art form, caught somewhere between writing and painting, music and sculpture. It has musical resonance, vivid descriptions and emotion at its core. The greatest poems move something within us, paying testament to our shared human experience. Take the following, by Robert Frost:
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