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Garima Nabh
Mar 11, 20213 min read
Commas Surrounding Names or Titles: A Requirement or Not?
Placement of the comma in regard to names is one of the misunderstood ones.

Erika M. Weinert
Dec 24, 20202 min read
The Em Dash — How and When to Use It
Em dashes are often used during an abrupt break in thought. If you read books — pretty much any books — you’ve seen them before.


Erika M. Weinert
Dec 3, 20202 min read
Your Friend, The Oxford Comma
The serial (Oxford) comma may be a matter of style, but it's still your friend.


Erika M. Weinert
Nov 9, 20204 min read
"Is it Runned or Ran?" asks her daughter.
Do common spelling and grammar errors in a book reinforce the errors in a child's mind? Perhaps.

Erika M. Weinert
Nov 2, 20202 min read
Sun-kissed mountains, ten-dollar bills, eleven-year-old daughter . . . What do these have in common?
A hyphen is needed between two words that function together as an adjective before the noun they describe.


Erika M. Weinert
Oct 29, 20202 min read
Dangling & Misplaced Modifiers
Dangling and misplaced modifiers. What exactly are they, and how do I avoid using them in my writing?


Erika M. Weinert
Oct 8, 20202 min read
How Many Spaces After End Punctuation?
Have you ever wondered why you see two spaces after a period in some instances while only one space is used in others?

Erika M. Weinert
Oct 1, 20201 min read
Hello October!
Oh Fall, how I've missed you. October is my favorite month with its autumnal colors found everywhere from deciduous trees to seasonal...

Erika M. Weinert
Sep 21, 20202 min read
Killing Your Darlings (Don't Panic!)
What this means is that anything unrelated to your story's overall plot needs to be revisited with unsentimental objectivity.


Erika M. Weinert
Sep 14, 20201 min read
Book Review: "Neverwhere" by Neil Gaiman
Neil Gaiman’s writing style has a classy old-world feel to it.


Erika M. Weinert
Sep 7, 20201 min read
Trimming the Fat for Fiction Writers
Are you a writer who feels incredibly out of her depth? When a first-time writer gets close to completing her very first novel, the...
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