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17 Nov 2023

9 INTERESTING FACTS YOU DIDN’T KNOW ABOUT THANKSGIVING

It’s that time of year again! Thanksgiving is quickly approaching. While you’re getting ready to gather with your loved ones, we thought it would be fun to share some interesting Thanksgiving trivia with you and give you some fun facts to share around the dinner table. So, read on—and be sure to take notes, so […]

07 Jul 2023

BEHIND THE SCENES: SECRET TALENTS OF THE WRITERS FOR HIRE TEAM

Ever wonder what writers do in their spare time? Creating marketing copy for major corporations takes imagination and hard work. Mapping workflows and developing policy and procedural documentation for large organizations takes skill and ingenuity. Our writers, editors, and project managers work hard to deliver content that keeps business moving at the speed of light. […]

12 Aug 2022

A PEEK INSIDE THE INCREDIBLE MINDS OF MULTILINGUALS

Having the ability to fluently speak more than one language comes with a lot of advantages. But how, exactly, do multilinguals manage to flip from one language to another without getting thoroughly confused? According to a fantastic article shared by TWFH writer, Barbara Adams, research has shown that when a person who is multilingual speaks, […]

29 Jun 2022

CAN YOU REALLY MASTER A LANGUAGE IN JUST ONE WEEK?

If you could have any super power in the world, what would it be? For me, it would be the ability to converse in any language. Can you imagine how amazing that would be?!? Of course, in reality, learning a new language is no easy feat. According to the Foreign Service Institute, it takes the […]

17 Jun 2022

THE SURPRISING TRUTH BEHIND YOUR FAVORITE PRODUCTS

Have you ever wondered how your favorite products came to be? I mean, who in the world came up with the idea of bubble wrap? And what evil genius was behind Play-Doh? According to this great article from Insider, many of the popular brands and products we use every day were actually created by accident. […]

30 Mar 2021

BIZARRE FACTS THAT PROVE REALITY IS STRANGER THAN FICTION

You’ve likely heard the famous quote from writer extraordinaire, Mark Twain, that says, “Truth is stranger than fiction, but it’s because Fiction is obliged to stick to possibilities; truth isn’t.” But just how strange can truth be? In this fascinating article from Buzzfeed, they give 42 examples of weird true facts that will be sure […]

22 Jan 2021

STRANGE AND UNBELIEVABLE MYTHS ABOUT WRITERS

When you think of a writer, what image comes to mind? An eccentric hermit who locks themselves up in a remote cabin, stays up all night writing, and drinks far too much alcohol? Like most stereotypes, these are not generally an accurate depiction of reality. In fact, most clichés about writers couldn’t be further from […]

25 Nov 2020

HOW OUR FEARS HAVE CHANGED OUR LANGUAGE

If you’ve read any of the Harry Potter books, then you know all about “he who shall not be named.” However, it may surprise you to hear that the practice of not speaking the names of the things we fear—and instead calling them by something else—is actually something that’s been done since the beginning of […]

04 Sep 2020

THE BENEFITS OF USING FILLER WORDS IN YOUR WRITING

Filler words really get a bad rap. You know the ones I’m talking about: “um”, “uh”, “like” … And hedge words, such as “just” or “kind of,” are treated just as badly. According to this article from the Harvard Business Review, though, using filler or hedge words in your speech and writing can actually be […]

28 Aug 2020

25 BEAUTIFUL AND INSPIRING WORDS TO EXPAND YOUR VOCABULARY

As human beings, we use language every day to convey thoughts and ideas, describe our feelings and emotions, to argue our points, and to convey directions.   And, as writers, we at TWFH use language even more than the average person. Very rarely, though, do we actually sit and think about just how beautiful language […]