Need to cite a technical standard in your work? If so, our guide to citing a standard using Chicago author–date referencing will help. And if you’re looking for a guide to citing technical standards with Chicago footnotes, we have a separate post here. Citing a Standard in Chicago Author–Date Referencing Chicago author–date referencing uses parenthetical Read more
Photo by Patrick Tomasso on Unsplash Last summer, I enrolled in an Essay/Creative Nonfiction class with Gotham Writers, a New York City online writing school. Half a year later, I can safely say it changed my life. I was a writer before this class: a professional songwriter and a devoted Morning Pages writer. But essays, Read more
Photo by Colton Sturgeon on Unsplash; Edited by the Author A few weeks ago, my wife and I were watching a movie. The climax of the film caught me off guard — I didn’t see the twist coming. My wife, however, did. “You’re a writer,” she said, “you know how plot and characters work. You Read more
