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Writers hear a lot about using active verbs in their work. What’s this all about? Writing Tip for Today: Let’s discuss passive and active constructions—and the pros and cons of each. Always Active? New writers often hear that passive verbs bad, active verbs good. In general yes, we should strive for particular and lively verbs […]
As we’ve discussed over the past few weeks, rewriting a novel is a multi-step process. We now appreciate that revision is more than mere copy editing, but copy edits are also an important part of the process. Writing Tip for Today: Here are a few areas to address as you move into the copy editing […]
I’m an admitted NYT crossword puzzle nut, although I’m not always the first one finished. Like comic writer David Sedaris, I often get stumped as the puzzles’ difficulty increases through the week. I’ve noticed, too that I rarely use some of the more obscure or lengthy words I find in the crosswords.Writing Tip for Today: […]
Most of the time, I’m concerned with story rather than individual sentences. In my opinion, the most beautiful writing without a story is going to have a tough time. Still, as you climb Mt. Published, you’ll want to think about how you construct a sentence. Here are some common sentence constructions to avoid.Writing Tip for […]