#5onFri: Five Grammar Mistakes Writers Should Avoid
…they don’t belong, and for good measure, get creative with spelling. If, however, you want to maintain credibility, you’ll need to mop up grammar errors and present only your best,…
…they don’t belong, and for good measure, get creative with spelling. If, however, you want to maintain credibility, you’ll need to mop up grammar errors and present only your best,…
…in mainstream romance, such as neurodivergence (ADHD and autism), body image, sexuality, immigrant experiences, interracial relationships, trauma, racism, sexism, chronic illness, religious intolerance, and mental health (anxiety, depression, and PTSD)…
…that I cycle through. This order is: orange, pink, turquoise, green (i.e. the DIY MFA colors), then black and purple. After purple I go back to orange and it always…
…stories. However, there’s a catch. Outlines aren’t meant for everyone, or at least, not the same type of outlines. That’s where I come in. Should I complete an outline before…
…teens, and throughout my academic career, my editorial career, and my career as a nonfiction writer, I failed to write that novel. All those years, deep in my psyche, I…
…all in the last 5-10 years, you might well ask that question. Much of these conversations take place on Twitter, among authors, agents, editors, and readers, and may commonly be…
…looking for notes about cook time, temperature, equipment, ingredients, and how clear your instructions are. If you estimate that there will be 24 servings of cookies, but a tester ended…
…feeling in fans. For your creative narrative, think of artists that evoke feelings of awe, joy, shock, nostalgia, love, and/or jealousy. Next, write down why those artists make you feel…
…joined a group as an invisible companion, rather than having a story told to them at a remove. I, as an author, should disappear in favor of the characters, of…
…I saw in the children’s book section, except here instead of combining a head, body and feet, you flipped to different characters, situations and props. The original version looked like…