When receiving your first ‘track changes’ document, you’re often faced with a jungle of blood-red lines, a rash of bubbles and pointy arrows that leave your thinking your baby’s been hacked at by savages. But once the initial horror has passed, it’s important to learn more about this fabulous feature. Microsoft Word’s track changes is … Continued
Guest post by internationally bestselling author, Joanne Fedler Creativity, like any other skill, can be nourished. It’s important to remember, though, that it takes time and dedication to tap into your inner wellspring of natural creative ability. With that in mind, here are nine spiritual tips that help you tap into your highest creative self, … Continued
Show us the evidence, don’t Tell us to believe you. The old ‘show don’t tell’ rule is one of the most important for good writing, and once you understand it you’ll find yourself cringing over old work that suddenly appears obvious and overstated (I know I did). So, what is the Show versus Tell … Continued
4 Fast Rules for Mastering Dialogue Punctuation Punctuation rules, like all literary devices, are there to help the writer get a succinct, accurate meaning across. To discard the finer points of punctuation (in this case, the proper use of quotation marks) is like a sculptor wielding a sledgehammer. Messy, messy, messy. Use the following rules … Continued
So everyone hates adverbs. But why? An adverb is a descriptor such as: She rubbed her eyes and said tiredly, “These adverbs are so redundant.” Consider that sentence. The word “tiredly” didn’t need to be there, because we already indicated she was tired by saying she “rubbed her eyes”. Recognizable by their ‘ly’ ending, adverbs … Continued