Aug 17, 2014
Jul 27, 2014
Articles of late have stated that punctuarians across the country are giving in to the bad British habit of putting periods and commas outside of quotation marks. But remember that we Americans declared independence not only from British rule but The Oxford Style...
Jan 6, 2014
Jan 10, 2013
1. Stop trying to come up with a “new” idea. Everyone thinks that they’re going to come up with the next Sixth Sense or Harry Potter. The problem is that you spend your time thinking and not writing. Write a story you’d want to read. 2. Stop worrying...
Jul 27, 2012
Dear Downy, Conan is so sad. Why did you choose to name a product with a misspelled word? You did this deliberately, didn’t you? Because the alternative is just too terrible and stupefying to contemplate. While we’re on the subject, Downy, who writes your...
May 31, 2012
Feb 11, 2012
At my critique group meeting the other night, we were going over some pages from a member we’ll call the Divine Miss M. She’s writing an urban fantasy about a straight-up avenging angel, and it is going to be amazing. But as I was critiquing the pages, I...
Oct 10, 2011
At least the sign painter didn’t add an apostrophe to “walk-ins.”
Oct 3, 2011
So let me get this straight…lips are makin’ the grub? Those are some talented lips!
