I was writing, and I had a question. This is how I typically come up with finding grammatical rules to remember for...
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Finish Line
I can see it. Almost taste the joy of crossing that line and being done with the first major round of editing on this...
Grammar Wednesday: COMMA SPLICE–rearranging
I realize that this post is going to be short, as it should be pretty self-explanatory. However, next week I will be...
Writing for speech
As most of you, or at least some of you, might know, I dapple in the world of ministry. I recently (meaning only a...
Grammar Wednesday: COMMA SPLICE–Em dash
Use an Em dash An Em dash will strongly connect the two independent clauses. Em dashes to resolve comma splices are...
Roger Ebert
Reading a story on Roger Ebert. Check out this quote: "Just write, get better, keep writing, keep getting better. It's...
For by Grace TIDBITS!
“It is. I’m holed up in the security office if you ever want to stop by.” “My section is on the other side of the...
To continue on romance…
In my current novel, from the first few chapters, it should be pretty obvious that this is NOT a romance novel. I work...
Super Secret Project (that’s not so secret) Title REVEAL!
I have let it slip a few times what the actual title of this novel is, but this is the actual 100% totally awesome...
Grammar Wednesday: COMMA SPLICE–coordinating conjunction
Our new grammatical issue to look at, for the next five weeks or so, is the comma splice. Are you ready? This one has...
Grammar Wednesday: COMMA–direct salutation
Direct salutations occur mainly in dialogue when one character is calling another by a specific name. Now, this can be...
Grammar Wednesday: Comma–parenthetical phrase
A parenthetical is easy. If it could go into parenthesis, a.k.a if it makes not difference to the meaning behind the...
Gingerman Monday
So I'm at the bar, again, and my bartender is shocked that I'm writing in a notebook today! He says I'm going old...