Recent content by Labrenne

Petra, you are an absolute angel! 😇 I've been paralyzed by all the expensive options, thinking I needed to drop $2k to be credible. The FHSU option at $175 is perfect for my broke college student budget. Signing up today! Thank you for doing the research for us! 🙏

Check out Stacy Blackman Consulting—they have dedicated teams for different regions and actually understand the nuance. Also, The MBA Exchange assigns you an advisor based on target schools. For UK specifically, make sure whoever you hire knows that Oxford and Cambridge want academic rigor, not...

Former USyd student here—been there, done that, cried in the library at 3am 😭. For Australian media topics specifically, I used The Assignment Help last year. They have writers who actually studied here and understand local context (crucial for that critical analysis on Australian media!). Ask...

Okay, this is going to sound silly, but I literally just had an "aha!" moment about writing while making spaghetti sauce last night. 🍝 Let me explain! I'm a 22-year-old with no formal writing training, but about six months ago I started a little food blog as a hobby. Nothing fancy—just me...

My first draft had "said" on every page. My writing group told me to mix it up, so I went hunting for dialogue synonyms. I found lists with hundreds of options: whispered, shouted, murmured, muttered, exclaimed, replied, responded, answered. But I quickly learned that word choice matters. "He...

I always thought memoirs were for famous people. Then a friend read an essay I'd written about my grandmother and said "this should be a book." I laughed. But the seed was planted. Turns out, anyone with a story can write a memoir—you just need to find your focus . You can't write your whole...

I used to stress so much about essay length. Is 500 words enough? Is 5 pages too many? After years of writing and checking countless assignment guidelines, I've finally got a handle on what's expected at different levels. Thought I'd share for anyone else confused. High school essays typically...