Published on
June 26, 2024
by
Paige Pfeifer, BA
Revised on
February 17, 2025
If you’ve got interests and slightly more personality than a doorknob, you can write a blog. This may seem intimidating, and you may be thinking “no way, man.” But you can, and we’re here to show you how.
Writing a blog post is probably one of the most effective ways to communicate in the modern world. And nowadays, it seems like everyone is writing blog posts about everything. This really begs the question: Can it be that hard to figure out how to write a blog?
The truth is…yes. It’s no lie that there are hundreds of millions of blog sites out there, and even more actual posts that are clogging up the search engines. But that doesn’t mean they’re all being read.
In fact, such a high volume of blogs means that the blog writing world is competitive. If you really want to develop an audience, you need to know how to write a good blog post. After all, anyone can write words, but few people can write something worth reading.
If this seems overwhelming, don’t worry. We’ll be going over each step of the blog writing process, right here, right now, so that you’ll have a solid idea of how to start writing some quality blog posts.
Tip: Write your blog post with QuillBotQuillBot’s paraphrasing tool helps you find your voice
Published on
June 26, 2024
by
Paige Pfeifer, BA
Revised on
February 27, 2025
Don’t roll your eyes. Writing a paragraph━or, paragraphing, as it is apparently called━isn’t as simple as it may seem. Sure, there’s a beginning, a middle, and an end; that’s easy. But we’re going to get down to the nitty gritty: we’re talking paragraph sentences, transitions, and types (oh, my!).
Published on
June 26, 2024
by
Paige Pfeifer, BA
Revised on
February 19, 2025
The world is saturated with readable content. With the advent of the internet came millions of blogs, posts, and online articles to compete for our attention in addition to the millions of novels, non-fiction books, essays, and journals that have been around for forever.
Although there are countless texts out there, spanning cultures, languages, and centuries, there are actually only four types of writing styles.
Pop quiz: what are the four types of writing styles? What even is a writing style? How do you know what writing style to use and when to use each one?
Well, the pop quiz just turned into a guided lesson. Let’s have a closer look at each of the four styles and go through some examples. We’ll take a deep dive into the definitions and appropriate use cases of each, and maybe have some fun along the way.
You’re on a long journey. Up ahead: a bridge. As you get closer, a troll scrambles out from beneath the rotted wooden planks. He points a gnarled finger at you and screeches, “Before you cross, I do implore: list the writing styles four!”
The odds of this happening are low, but you never know. Just in case you ever find yourself in this situation, here is the answer, laid out.
The four types of writing styles are narrative, persuasive, descriptive, and expository. Each of these styles has a particular purpose, so it’s important to match up your topic and goals with the correct style in order to properly convey your message.
Published on
June 26, 2024
by
Paige Pfeifer, BA
Revised on
March 27, 2025
The idiomfortune favors the bold means that being brave and taking risks can make you successful.
This phrase comes from the Latin audentes Fortuna Iuvat, which exists in a few forms. This phrase implies that your fate is not predetermined; rather, you have the opportunity to make your life great through the actions you take.
ExamplesYou should try out for the play. After all, fortune favors the bold.
Fortune favors the bold, so I’m going after my dreams.
Whenever I would get nervous, my grandma would tell me,
“Fortune favors the bold.”
Published on
June 26, 2024
by
Paige Pfeifer, BA
Revised on
March 20, 2025
Grammar is one of the most frustrating (and thus, most feared) aspects of writing. It can feel arcane, unclear, and just a pain in the neck. There are even areas where there’s no clear agreement━ask a writer if they use a serial comma and you’re sure to spark a heated debate!
A large reason why grammar has this reputation is because of the litany of rules, and because there are a lot of easy grammar mistakes that can make or break how well something reads.
In the course of my own writing, and reviewing that of others, I’ve run into a lot of various blunders, minor grammar errors, or unclear decisions. But I’ve found that if you are able to avoid a few very common grammar mistakes, it really cuts down on the amount of errors that you have to fix in your work.
So, without further ado, here are ten very common mistakes that you should keep your eyes open for when writing.
Published on
June 26, 2024
by
Paige Pfeifer, BA
Revised on
December 2, 2024
A summary is a concise breakdown of the main points from a text, usually written as a paragraph.
Summaries are used to save readers’ time, to help with comprehension, or to give a preview of an idea or larger project.
Formulating summaries is an important skill to hone for a variety of reasons, from being able to pick out only the most essential information from a written work to being able to quickly give a short overview of a speech or movie.
Published on
June 26, 2024
by
Paige Pfeifer, BA
Revised on
February 19, 2025
Do you want to be a better writer? If so, you’re in luck! There are a number of writing tips that can help you improve your skills. In this blog post, we will discuss some of the best writing tips that you can use to improve your writing.
Whether you’re a student, a professional, or just someone who loves to write, we hope you’ll find something here to help you improve your writing skills.
Following these writing tips can help you to become a better writer.
Published on
June 26, 2024
by
Paige Pfeifer, BA
Revised on
December 18, 2024
Every student is looking for essay hacks, and we’ve got the best ones to share (and that’s not even us being cocky. It’s just the truth.). If your essay needs a pick-me-up or some serious revamping, please look no further.
QuillBot’s free, cutting-edge tools are game changers when it comes to making essay writing painless. From jumpstarting your writing momentum, to busting writer’s block, to finding a simpler research workflow, these essay writing hacks will save your grade and your time.
We totally get it: research papers, academic papers, entire essays, and each thesis statement you have to craft seems like an unreachable goal when you’re staring at the blank page.
So it’s a good thing our website has all the professional tools and essay hacks to help.
Published on
June 26, 2024
by
Paige Pfeifer, BA
Revised on
December 4, 2024
An in-text citation appears in a written text and gives credit to a source’s original author. They usually include information within a set of parentheses, like the author’s name, the publication date of the source, and the page number the quote is from.
Example: APA Style in-text citation(Brown, 1997, p. 188)
