CategoriesGeneral Writing Tips Punctuating Dialogue: The Basics Posted on Posted onSeptember 22, 2016September 22, 2016By Elizabeth Just two more days until National Punctuation Day! Yesterday, I started a countdown by posting rules for when you should … Read MorePunctuating Dialogue: The Basics
CategoriesGeneral Writing Tips Semicolons: 3 places NOT to use them (and 2 that are okay!) Posted on Posted onSeptember 21, 2016By Elizabeth ;;; Saturday is National Punctuation Day, and I’m probably a little too excited. If the majority of my students and … Read MoreSemicolons: 3 places NOT to use them (and 2 that are okay!)
CategoriesGeneral Writing Tips 6 Reasons To Write About Your Holidays Posted on Posted onDecember 31, 2015January 22, 2016By Elizabeth It’s the end of 2015, and the holiday season is almost over. Maybe you’re happy about it—stores will quit playing … Read More6 Reasons To Write About Your Holidays
CategoriesEditing Tips, General Writing Tips Learn Parallelism: Lesson #6 from Student Work Posted on Posted onAugust 21, 2015By Elizabeth Take the time to learn about parallelism. This is the final post in a series expanding the six writing & … Read MoreLearn Parallelism: Lesson #6 from Student Work
CategoriesEditing Tips, Fiction Writing Tips, General Writing Tips Use Clear Transitions: Lesson #5 from Student Writing Posted on Posted onAugust 19, 2015By Elizabeth This is post #4 in a series expanding the six writing & editing lessons that authors can take away from … Read MoreUse Clear Transitions: Lesson #5 from Student Writing