How to Find Four Tools to Enhance Your Writing Now
Four tools can help you write better, and Christian Writers Institute offers those tools.
Grammar Floozy’s Guide to the L-word
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 the why, here’s a quick way to remember.At least for present…
Grammar Floozy’s Guide: How to use Directional Words
Which word is correct? Should you go backward or backwards?
The Grammar Floozy’s Guide to Word Usage: Hone or Home?
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 a fabulous piece about craft, but you’re suddenly unsure whether…
The Grammar Floozy’s Guide to Adverse and Averse
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, no. The assignment had slipped my mind. I’d painted my…
When Mother’s Day is Painful
If you’re one of the sisterhood, if Mother’s Day brings mixed feelings, I wrote this for you.
Two Reasons You Shouldn’t Trust Spell-Check
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 the middle of an entire document in which paragraphs before…
The Grammar Floozy’s Guide to CMOS: Obtuse vs. Abstruse
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. Do you ever second-guess your own writing? This week, I…