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To Italicize or Not to Italicize? A Rule of Thumb
Writers need to know what types of terms are put in italics. Think in terms of relative size. Shorter works…
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Mind Your Yesses and Nos
Lots of little words mess us writers up. Here’s a list of some with their proper spelling (and note whether…
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Handy Hyphenation Chart
Hyphenation is a real problem for writers. There are so many rules, and sometimes no consistency to them. The best…
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Pop! Goes the Weasel (Word)
Due to great demand, I thought I would give you a partial list of my “weasel words.” These are words…
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Are You Overly Passive?
Writers have heard a lot about avoiding passive voice or passive construction. Some are overly neurotic about this topic, making…
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Strong Nouns and Verbs
I am a stickler for strong nouns and verbs. I got this bug from a college creative writing teacher. Perhaps…
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“You know, Bob . . .”
For some reason, writers like to use a character’s name often in dialogue: “You know, Alice, I really like those…
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I’m onto You
I sometimes have trouble with the preposition onto. Some of the time it’s pretty easy to know when I mean…
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