How’s that New Year’s writing resolution going?
As that New-Year vigor starts to lose momentum, how’s that writing resolution of yours going?
Tag: Writing Tips
“Only idiots need editors.”
Ouch. I’ve literally just heard someone say, “Only idiots need editors.” “Tell that to J.K. Rowling,” my husband responded. AtContinue Reading
Why You Should RUE: Resist the Urge to Explain
“…by never explaining her situations, by trusting her readers to keep up her, [the author] pays her readers the compliment of assuming them to be intelligent. And that’s a compliment any writer would do well to pass along.”
Character Voice & Individuality: The Essex Serpent by Sarah Perry
…the individuality of character voices creates, in the mind, a world with two unique individuals with subconscious (or otherwise) agendas, hopes, desires, and tells.
On I, Part 2: Alternatives to the First Person in Academic Writing
Avoidance of the first person in academic writing can serve to keep your readers’ focus on what matters: the findings.Continue Reading
Me, Myself, &… The Researcher? The First Person in Academic Writing
In our secondary school years, our teachers cautioned us against the use of the first person in expository writing. ThroughContinue Reading
Why Good Words Go Missing
“My sentence was grammatically sound. So, why did my editor delete perfectly good words?”
For the Love of the Story 