I've written the following sentence: He took out his pocket watch and checked the time for the fifth time in ten minutes. On rereading it, I...
I've started noticing something in what little I can bring myself to read. Maybe I'm overreacting. Maybe I'm just not the audience targeted by...
I'm on an editing jaunt. I found this, wherein I use the word 'her' three times in one brief sentence. Please help me fix it. It needs fixing,...
How can I avoid using "said" after what the characters in my story finish their line in a dialogue? And also how can I avoid using the character's...
Some in this forum have marked for deletion any and all passages that contain the same words or phrases repeated in close proximity. To those...
Can anyone suggest a way I can say all this without having a relative clause within a relative clause? "...he...makes a discovery that can change...
Stop. Ask yourself, is this really my best? Years ago when I was thirteen I decided to make donuts for the first time. I timed them, watched...
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