Some short stories build to a single sentence. This is so common, actually, that it sometimes seems most of the stories I read are of this type. Readers are herded toward the shiny black nailhead of a ...

Speeches throughout history have moved people to action because, often with a single sentence, they changed how the audience viewed an issue. You don’t have to be a famous orator to use this technique ...

This is the Age of the One-Liner, whether we like it or not. It's almost the defining element of political discourse and political news today. In the media-saturated society we've created, getting ...

Your space-warping, mind-bending science fiction/fantasy novel isn’t just action set pieces and breathtaking ideas — it’s got character and atmosphere. And when you’re developing those things, it’s ...

As a founder, I spent countless hours refining my elevator pitch and practicing it every chance I got. I learned that “leading with the need” is an extremely effective way to position your product as ...

Sample sentences have long been a standard feature of many online and offline dictionaries. Starting today, Google Translate will also feature sentences that put translated words into context. Unlike ...