grammar – Elizabeth Buege

Resource for Comma Rules (linked)

Posted on September 23, 2016February 21, 2020By Elizabeth

Just one more day until 2016’s National Punctuation Day arrives! I’ve been doing a three-day countdown with posts on semicolons … Read MoreResource for Comma Rules (linked)

General Writing Tips

Punctuating Dialogue: The Basics

Posted on September 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

General Writing Tips

Semicolons: 3 places NOT to use them (and 2 that are okay!)

Posted on September 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!)

Editing Tips, General Writing Tips

Learn Parallelism: Lesson #6 from Student Work

Posted on August 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

Editing Tips, Fiction Writing Tips, General Writing Tips

DON’T Write Like You Talk: Lesson #2 from Student Writing

Posted on July 21, 2015July 21, 2015By Elizabeth

This is post #2 in a series expanding the six writing & editing lessons that authors can take away from … Read MoreDON’T Write Like You Talk: Lesson #2 from Student Writing