Changing Word’s Normal Template
Simplify your writing life by changing Word’s Normal Template to your preferences. No more reformatting before sending manuscripts to editors or submitting to publishers. Every new document, every time.
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 …