I heard it's either italics or Roman type for monologue thoughts (and there's a sticky at the top of this forum subsection about this very thing...
I +1 @zoupskim. But, then again, if you learn to work with them on, eventually they become invisible until you tell your brain it's time to notice...
I use CMoS and M-W (the paper kinds and the free parts of the site) mostly for spellchecking and making sure if I can use a word as an...
No doubt, but I've got a couple of guys who do that. It's usually the types who have something to prove, though. ;)
No matter what, who, or how good you are, words always slip past. Don't worry about spellchecking for dyslexia. Well...any assistive tool is fine...
I guess this is best for the Word Mechanics forum because it deals mostly with...guess what...the mechanics of words :p but tell me: What online...
Ook, so the votes are for quotes! (I didn't mean to be a poet just now. :P) Thanks!
I have to admit I'm a complete dunce when it comes to electricity. I know it flows through the shortest path, and I know to check watts when I...
Hey all, I have a question about if I should use or omit quotation marks when describing a T-shirt. Here's the snippet, and let me know which one...
Hate to go against the grain, but I once got feedback on a manuscript from a professional editor on this very issue, and she said periods with a...
I like exaggeration too. But why not also check yourself in the mirror? Widen your eyes and see what description pops into your head? Or do a...
Read. And I don't mean read other fiction. That tip's been bandied around enough. I mean read on how to write. Any book. Educate yourself on how...
Separate names with a comma.
