Writing

The Internet is full of terrific advice on how to be a better writer. Almost everything I read is true. Yes, improving your grammar knowledge and writing skills is vital. But here’s a big tip for you. Most articles I read on improving your writing miss the most critical piece of advice. When you know about …

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Is it wreaked havoc or wrought havoc? At first glance, I thought both were correct, but that wrought sounded much better. Like you, perhaps, I thought wrought was the simple past verb for wreak, as with bring and brought or teach and taught. But after hitting the dictionaries, I discovered I was wrong as there …

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If you like to write on the move, you can find plenty of phone apps for writers. You’re not going to write a whole novel on your phone. But you can use your phone to add a few paragraphs while traveling or waiting around. As a writer, you also want to make sure that what …

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Yes, using too many bad adverbs can be a sign of lazy writing. But as a part of speech, adverbs have their place. You can’t write without them. The problem arises when you use too many weak or poor adverbs that have better alternatives. When you learn to identify these problem adverbs, you can replace …

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You’re waiting impatiently for news, but nothing arrives. Are you on tenterhooks or on tender hooks? Yes, the suspense is agonizing and unbearable. But in the meantime, it might help to know that the correct answer is that you are on tenterhooks. It’s hard to think of any type of hook that is tender. Just …

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