While understanding everything about grammar isn’t strictly necessary to be a writer, knowing grammar terms can be helpful. Sharing a common vocabulary with editors and other publishing professionals can help save some time and ensure collaboration goes smoothly. This grammar glossary can help you build that vocabulary!
One of the best things about working electronically is that when you need to find something in your manuscript, you can use search tools instead of flipping through pages. Seriously, I owe whoever came up with Ctrl+F a huge debt… Read More »How To Find Anything In Microsoft Word
Big documents, like book manuscripts, can get cumbersome. Once you put several thousand words on the page, keeping track of everything and navigating between sections can get tough. So here are some tools to use to save yourself some time… Read More »Tips And Tools For Navigating In Microsoft Word
Microsoft Word contains a plethora of tools to make drafting documents easier, and paragraph styles are among the most useful for keeping your manuscript organized and easy to navigate. What Are Paragraph Styles? Paragraph styles are tools within Microsoft Word… Read More »How To Use Paragraph Styles
Unfuck Your Writing is a guide to overcoming the barriers to writing by publisher Joe Biel and professional counselor Faith G. Harper, PhD. It’s shorter than many writing guides, but it has a big goal: “to teach you to write… Read More »Unfuck Your Writing by Joe Biel and Faith G. Harper
Is literally literally one of the most argued about words on the internet? Maybe. When used as an intensifier, to emphasize something that isn’t true, language pedants are sure to rear their heads and argue “words mean something.” But there… Read More »Is It Okay To Use “Literally” As An Intensifier?
The Kick-Ass Writer is Chuck Wendig’s guide to writing. Composed of a series of listicles, Wendig explains everything from story structure to the publication process. Overview Title: The Kick-Ass Writer: 1001 Ways to Write Great Fiction, Get Published, & Earn… Read More »Chuck Wendig’s The Kick-Ass Writer
We’re mere days away from the beginning of National Novel Writing Month or NaNoWriMo. As someone who’s completed the challenge of writing 50,000 words in a single month, I thought now would be a good time to share some NaNoWriMo… Read More »How To Win NaNoWriMo
If you’re here, you’ve probably already decided that you want to write. But there’s a big difference between having the desire and following through with it. Writing requires actually getting words on the page, and a writing routine is one… Read More »How To Develop A Writing Routine
If you’re part of the online writing community, you’ll soon be seeing a lot of post about NaNoWriMo. If you don’t know what that is or why it’s a big deal, this post is for you. What Is NaNoWriMo NaNoWriMo,… Read More »Intro To NaNoWriMo