Five Ways to Turn Off An Editor
Normally in these articles about magazine writing, I focus on positive ways to make a difference. From my years…
November 13, 2017Normally in these articles about magazine writing, I focus on positive ways to make a difference. From my years…
November 13, 2017This week we have a recap of the inaugural Ohio Christian Writers Conference as the attendees discuss the ins…
November 9, 2017“Oh, you’re a fantasy writer? I love ‘The Lord of the Rings.’” “I don’t write that kind of fantasy.”…
November 7, 2017The writing life stands poised to strike fear into the most steadfast heart—launching arrows of self-doubt, rejection-terror, and insecurity.…
October 24, 2017I started working as a professional writer when I was seventeen. So completely captured by the craft, I made the…
October 22, 2017Have you memorized the list of prepositions yet? Trust me, quickly recognizing prepositions will help you in the long…
October 18, 2017Technical writing is a different kind of writing. As a matter of fact, it is a very different kind…
October 16, 2017In this Writers Chat episode, award-winning author and MFA student in Communications: New Media and Marketing Bethany Jett shares…
October 12, 2017Until the last century, men dominated the realms of literature, letters, and learning. We read nothing of women exchanging…
October 2, 2017We’re continuing with the parts of speech with a discussion about prepositions. These words never change their form. They…
September 28, 2017Author, speaker, and overall funny man Bob Hostettler has cost me too much money. He keeps writing books. And…
September 25, 2017Adverbs are words commonly used to describe or modify a verb, and adjective, or another adverb. To test…
August 19, 2017We’ve spoken before about how little details can help color your storyworld. Societal habits, mating customs, dinner choices, and…
August 10, 2017Following the dream of becoming a writer involves so much more than just learning how to write. Sure that’s…
July 29, 2017This month at Grammar and Grace we’re studying adjectives. Adjectives are words that tell something about a noun or…
July 18, 2017So, I guess it’s ok for a writer to be a NASCAR fan—especially a Southern writer, right? I’m a…
July 10, 2017As languages go, English is fairly young. It’s been about 1400 years since the Anglo-Saxons imported English into Great…
June 27, 2017A pronoun is a word that can take the place of a noun in a sentence which means…
June 17, 2017A number of grammatical faux pas can be attributed to faulty hearing. I’m not implying that any of you…
May 27, 2017This time we’ll discuss nouns. Nouns can be common or proper. A common noun is a person, place, or…
May 18, 2017Recently, a friend of mine asked me if western civilization was at the end of its life cycle. It’s…
May 11, 2017Bryan Garner, author of A Dictionary of Modern American Usage, and a raft of other books on English…
March 27, 2017You’ve written your masterpiece. Or at least a short story, novel, or essay you believe worthy of publication.…
March 26, 2017Last time, I introduced the eight parts of speech. This time, we’ll focus on verbs. I’m beginning with the…
March 17, 2017Save money. Learn theology. Become a better writer. Minister more effective. That’s my hope for you. In this second…
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