If you're a grammar nerd, here's a fun vocabulary quiz that I picked up from a writer friend's Facebook post. Think you know them all? See how you do:
1. Do you know the difference between … Continue reading >>
I hate to be a grammar snob, but this colloquial construction of “try and” irks me:
I will try and do it.
The team will try and get a touchdown on this next play.
We will try and attend the … Continue reading >>
When do you get your best ideas?
Frosting a cake, working out, jogging, taking a shower, washing dishes, folding clothes, doodling: these are essentially mindless activities. You're not focused on … Continue reading >>
Detroit’s own
Elmore Leonard is quoted as saying “There are cities that get by on their good looks. Detroit has to work for a living.” He was born in New Orleans but moved to Detroit as a boy, and … Continue reading >>
You have the power. This is from one of those feel-good Facebook pages about living an enlightened life. Forget the deeper meaning; I think it's appropriate for fiction writers.
If you don't … Continue reading >>
Hitting the right note at the end of a novel can be tricky. Wrapping things up too neatly, leaving your protagonist smiling, often rings false. So what are an author's options?
Molly Giles wrote a … Continue reading >>