Christopher

Christopher Kokoski is a writer and course creator. He has written for national organizations and national publications (including a few in peer-reviewed journals), published national training material, ghostwritten screenplays and is the author of the Query Letter Swipe File, the Past Lives novel series, and the standalone novel, Wicker Hollow,

What Is Writing Style? (Easy Guide for Beginners)

Desk with notepad, cell phone, and potted plants—What Is Writing Style

Writing style is essential to great writing but it isn’t always easy to understand. What is writing style? A writing style is a distinctive way of using language. There are six main writing styles: expository, descriptive, reflective, persuasive, personal, and narrative. Each writer creates their own style based on voice, personality, tone, language, and grammatical

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Negative Ghost Rider (Complete Meaning, Origin, and Usage)

Fighter pilot with floating graphics—Negative Ghost Writer

The phrase “Negative Ghost Rider” is somewhat of a cultural phenomenon. Here is what Negative Ghost Rider means: The idiomatic expression, “Negative Ghost Rider,” is a polite way of saying, “No.” It’s a playful denial of a request or offer, without explicitly saying, “No.” The phrase is often used as a way to lighten the

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