A Behind-the-Scenes Peek at Sitting on the Bench
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Joint Ownership
Let’s talk a bit about joint possession and the proper way to express this. Possession can get a bit tricky, and…
Weaving It In: Backstory in Fiction
This week editor Rachel Starr Thomson tackles Fatal Flaw #4—Too Much Backstory. In this month’s posts, we’re looking at the pitfalls of dumping…
Top 10 Mistakes Authors Make When Writing Legal Scenes
Today’s post is part of a series on professionals sharing tips and expertise in order to help novelists convey accuracy in…
Do Yourself a Favor and Learn about Reflexive Pronouns
I sometimes see writers misuse reflexive pronouns—pronouns that have the suffix self (or selves) tagged on. For example, note these…
Don’t Get Sent to the Department of Redundancy
Today editor Robin Patchen tackles Fatal Flaw #3: Weak Construction. We’ve been examining this flaw all month, looking at the various…
Chasing Down Facts: Tips for Novelists about Police Procedure
Today’s post is part of a series on professionals sharing tips and expertise in order to help novelists convey accuracy in…
Don’t Be in Error of Circumlocution
Here’s a simple way to tighten up your writing: look for phrases using be in your passages. Verb phrases using…
Keeping It Real—Avoiding Weak Construction in Dialog
This month we’ve been tackling Fatal Flaw #3: Weak Construction. Our editors have so far shown many ways our writing can…
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