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Writing Strong, Flawed Characters: A Conversation

Posted on Posted onOctober 3, 2017By Elizabeth

I was working on who-knows-what the other night when a chat window from a friend popped up on my laptop … Read MoreWriting Strong, Flawed Characters: A Conversation

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Repost: 7 Ways Writing Community Can Go Wrong

Posted on Posted onApril 19, 2017By Elizabeth

A few months ago, I shared over on the MS Editors blog about some of the ways that writing community … Read MoreRepost: 7 Ways Writing Community Can Go Wrong

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Resource for Comma Rules (linked)

Posted on Posted onSeptember 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)

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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

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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!)

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