Dialogue—Interrupted
Let’s talk dialogue and the em dash. Action interrupting dialogue, dialogue with concurrent action, narrative interruptions got you down? The em dash has you covered. In this post, I attempt to explain the logic behind all this.
Spotting Text Messages
Make finding text messages for final book formatting a breeze by using a different font for them. Here’s how…
Before You Hit Send
Run a final spelling and grammar check. Make sure your character names are spelled correctly. Cut junk words. Here are 43 to delete. Cut adverbs. Cut even …
Manuscript Prep
To make editing a smoother process, please format your manuscript before emailing it to me. I edit in Microsoft Word and utilize Track Changes for …
Compound Sentences and FANBOYS!
A compound sentence is made up of two independent clauses joined together with a coordinating conjunction. There are several coordination conjunctions. You know the list: and, …
Oxford Comma Logic
I ran across this video today and had to pass it on. When preparing your manuscript for an editor, the serial comma is something you’ll …