5 Tasks to Complete Before Editing Your Writing
Congrats! You just finished writing the last work in your latest masterpiece, be it your novel, short story, poetry collection, play or screenplay. Now what?
Tag: Editing
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For Real?! How You Can Correctly Use the Interrobang
When it comes to punctuation marks, the interrobang has by far the coolest name. But like its function, the word interrobang came from a merging of two words based on its two roles within a…
7 Correct Ways to Use the Ampersand
In this day and age when emojis and memes are an integral part of virtual communication, it’s tempting to write with symbols instead of words. Just because it’s more fun doesn’t mean it’s accurate. Yes,…
The Perfect Editing Guide for Writers Who Hate to Edit
Hate editing? So do I. That’s why I created a step-by-step editorial guide for writers (like me) who put off editing. Tackle these approachable, non-intimidating steps so that you edit your work and (finally) get…
When Should You Share Your Writing? 5 Questions to Ask Yourself
Think of a story that you loved reading. Remember how hard the protagonist worked towards the goal? Remember the hardships the hero had to face and conquer before a resolution was reached? Did you stop…
3 Ways to Use Ellipses . . . Correctly
If punctuation had personality, the period would be the logical one, the comma calculated, the semi-colon the rambler and the colon attention-grabbing. And the ellipsis? That’s our mysterious one. What is the ellipsis holding back?…
When Do You Capitalize After a Colon?
If you ask two writers this question, you probably wouldn’t receive the same response. There isn’t a straightforward answer when it comes to figuring out when to capitalize after a colon. While often used like…
7 Ways to Keep Writing Over the Holidays
They say that it’s the most wonderful time of the year…but is it? Sure, everything’s lit up for the season with holiday lights. And, of course, there’s holiday shopping and holiday parties and holiday meals…