How to Make Your Sentences More Descriptive
Today’s guest post is by Jordan Conrad. The purpose of writing is to communicate information. This is true for writing…
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Masterful Verbs and Adjectives Part 2
Last week we looked at some of the creative usages of nouns, verbs, and adjectives by my favorite author Patricia…
Masterful Uses of Verbs and Adjectives
One of the adages I learned from my whacky high school English teacher was this: use strong nouns and verbs….
Using Hyphens to Avoid Confusion
If I called you a short story editor, would I be remarking on your height? I would be, if I…
Is Anything Absolutely Impossible?
Many adjectives describe “absolute” states—meaning they cannot (or should not) take modifiers like most, more, less, least, very, quite, or…
A Simple, Fun Lesson about Participial Phrases
Now, don’t get all hot and bothered by the expression “participial phrase.” Something that is participial has to do with…
Watch Out for Superfluous Adjectives
A little goes a long way when it comes to adjectives. And you can have too much of a good…
The March of the Adjectives
Adjectives add color to writing. In case you forgot what an adjective is, they are those words that modify or…
Learning about Proper Adjectives in a New York Minute
A “proper adjective” does not refer to a correct adjective in a sentence (because there often isn’t just one correct adjective)….
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