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With Valentine’s Day behind us, along with the controversial release of the 50 Shades of Grey movie (though we may not have recovered from either one emotionally), discussions about the quality of the source material for the salacious film have abounded. The 50 Shades series has been widely panned as poorly written tripe, unworthy of consideration from “real” readers. But is this fair? Certainly  it seems fine to denigrate what is literally ( literally ) sado-sexual Twilight fan fiction , but from a purely grammatical standpoint, this might not be totally deserved.(Although from a storytelling/character development standpoint, well, again, it's Twilight fan fiction .) This cat is horrified at your taste in literature. But in the interest of fair play, the good folks at Grammarly have once again performed amazingly thorough research into the subject, and have provided this handy infographic to make all the stats easy for us to see. And the verdict is thi...

It's every person's secret dream: to be able to wake up in the morning at a reasonable hour, pour a cup of coffee, and sit down on the couch with their laptop in their pajamas--and work. The brass ring that is freelancing can seem unattainable to those just now entering the work force, but Michelle Goodman illuminates the potential in any career for the ultimate at-home workday--then she offers practical, friendly, useful advice on how to achieve the goal. In My So-Called Freelance Life , Goodman offers up a cohesive, user-friendly guide for grasping at the perfect job--the kind where the only supervisor is the cat sitting next to you on the couch. "If you want the world to take you seriously as a creative professional, you need to start bringing home the bacon." Firstly, the book was a genuine pleasure to read. Goodman's writing style is familiar and funny, incorporating useful tips and anecdotes that supplement her extensive experience and research. Ever...