Now that my entire book has been written in just action and dialogue, it’s time to go in and layer in thoughts. What is the character thinking and how is it going to drive the scene?
The words compliment and complement were once spelled the same but compliment became distinct from complement around 1650. They’re still pronounced the same but they ….
A pipe and a pike are very different things. The noun pike is short for turnpike, which is a broad road, sometimes a toll road. ….
This is a simple eggcorn. The etymology of “coleslaw” is from the late 18th century and comes from the Dutch word “koolsla” which is a ….
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“Start writing no matter what. The water does not flow until the faucet is turned on.” ~Louis L’Amour
Climactic comes from climax, with the x changed to a ct. A climax is the top point of something, so something climactic describes that intense ….
BLUF: (Bottom Line Up Front) The plural of cliff is cliffs. cliff: a very steep, vertical, or overhanging face of rock, earth, or ice : ….
Though cite, site, and sight are often confused, if you can remember cite is short for citation and site is a location, whether it’s online ….
The noun “bit” is the part of the rein, usually made of metal, that is actually inside the mouth of the horse. The intransitive verb ….
(Things That) Make Your Editor Cry: Creeped, Crept, and, um, Crap In one of my articles, I pointed out that creeped can be the past ….