It is not too late into the year to think about what you can do to improve your writing. Here are five steps to improve your writing: Write every day because practice does make perfect. Even if it is only one hundred words that you end up throwing out. The discipline of writing every day…
The secret every one of us learns after many years of writing is that writing is not just about that flash of inspiration. It is mostly about re-writing and editing. Lots of it. When editing your chapters, I suggest the following: Read it aloud and fix any sentence that sounds stilted. Check your dialogue. Is…
For the most part, I get the basics of grammar. I know the difference between commas, semi-colons and colons. I’ve sorted out “who” and “whom”. And from memory, I can chant “i before e except after c.” Every sentence needs a noun and a verb. I run from run on sentences and fragments can cause me…