How to Find Four Tools to Enhance Your Writing Now
Four tools can help you write better, and Christian Writers Institute offers those tools.
Four tools can help you write better, and Christian Writers Institute offers those tools.
Let’s discuss the L-word. Lie. Lay. Have lain. Lay (again). Laid. Have laid. Do you know when to use each “L-word”—and why to use it? For those of you who really don’t care about… Read More »Grammar Floozy’s Guide to the L-word
Which word is correct? Should you go backward or backwards?
Here’s a tidbit from The Chicago Manual of Style 5.250, my absolute favorite section so far (Problematic Words and Phrases). Hone or Home? You’re writing… Read More »The Grammar Floozy’s Guide to Word Usage: Hone or Home?
First, a Short Story “Don’t forget, the paper explaining your art project is due tomorrow.” My tenth-grade art teacher waved us out of the room. Oh,… Read More »The Grammar Floozy’s Guide to Adverse and Averse
If you’re one of the sisterhood, if Mother’s Day brings mixed feelings, I wrote this for you.
Most of the time, Microsoft Word’s spell-check feature is great. Sometimes, spell-check loses its mind. If that happens, just use your own. This happened in… Read More »Two Reasons You Shouldn’t Trust Spell-Check
Words, Words, Words CMOS 5.250 Did you hear Mötley Crüe in your head just then? I’m working on a lyric rewrite. Pretty sure they’ll love it.… Read More »The Grammar Floozy’s Guide to CMOS: Obtuse vs. Abstruse