Repetition, Redundancy, and Overused Punctuation—Oh My!
We’re continuing our look at Fatal Flaw # 1: Overwriting. Fiction writers often overwrite, and have trouble seeing how this manifests in…
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Would you say “This is Joe’s and Sally’s car” or “This is Joe and Sally’s car”? This type of question…
Mind Other People’s Business
What’s a writer to do when she needs to make a normally plural word possessive? Words like others, people, children,…
It’s Not Rocket Science!
After coming across the non-word its’ (with an apostrophe) for the nth time, I decided I needed to make a statement…
More Cool Collocations
Last week I began what looked like the beginning of a long list of collocations. but I promise you, I…
Places to Call to Your Attention
We’re continuing a look at capitalization rules for US standard rules according to The Chicago Manual of Style, which is…
Point Me in the Right Direction
Okay, maybe you’re ready for some tricky rules about capitalization regarding geographic regions. If not, swallow hard and take a…
Don’t Get Cappy Happy
Writers seem to get “cappy” happy (yes, I just made up that term). I often see the most random terms…
Time Is the Topic of the Day
Writers often refer to the time of day in a scene, so it’s good to know when to spell out…
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