Proper use of the em dash, en dash, and hyphen distinguishes you as a competent writer and expands your expressive options.
Hello everyone, I am a new member and I wanted to ask for advice. During a writing class in high school and even now in my general...
Is there a free online source that checks wording and grammar?
Ok, so this is a relatively simple issue, I'd assume. I love writing, but tend to run into grammar hiccups here and there. I'm writing a short...
I'm an Spanish writer and I decided to translate one of my books by myself instead of paying someone else to do it for me. So I did it, but I...
Hi everyone, In these troubling times where words don't mean what they say, lies get twisted just enough to avoid perjury somehow crying that the...
I am still not sure about which to use. The case is when my character is narrating the story and he is telling (reader) what other people saying...
Hi all, I'm currently on the revising stage of my fantasy novel. From what I've been able to glean from Google searches, "John said" and "said...
I run a play by post dnd role playing game which means I write most everyday. I love writing and have a great imagination but the thing that...
The present tense is good when used with the first-person POV as it gives the feeling of 'senses of happening' in the story. The characters are...
I was just wondering about the formation of a sentence. The comma can be a bit tricky with me sometimes, so I was just wondering if some of you...
I don't have a problem using them when a character is thinking or talking, but otherwise it doesn't right to use them, unless in casual context...
freerice.com is a click-to-donate website where players challenge themselves with tests of knowledge (including, most importantly for this forum's...
Grauniad Style Guide is a crack up. Have any of you seen it? It's a Twitter account with an ongoing light-hearted commentary on various grammar...
Some people here have said that, in order for me to write rhythmically, I should write plainly to get my point across first, and then dress it up....
For the record I try to avoid redundant threads because I think they clog up the boards for everybody. So I did a search and it seems all the...
I got a line. It feels like it needs a... what is the formal term for stuff like commas, and such? In either case it feels like it needs one I...
I am eager to hear your top three (or five?) writing tips for CRAFTING sentences. (not story advice please. I'm referring to grammar/style/clarity...
I use Italics as a writers style which I have not found yet. I use commas as when talking one stops and gets their breath when speaking. I am also...
“You’re going close to the Founder city!” I said in a whiney voice mocking Darcy’s words. “You’re going to get us all killed,” I mimicked Corinne....
Separate names with a comma.
