A writing student is afraid her manuscript will be rejected if it isn’t “camera ready,” as in perfect. While I don’t believe a great story will be rejected on the basis of a misspelled word, all of us should strive to know the craft. The writing craft includes spelling, grammar and lots of other stuff, […]
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Horrible Homophones
If laughter makes the world go round, writers who mangle their homophones help keep our planet spinning. Now and then we all write something different from what we intended, but a news article in last week’s paper made me laugh out loud. The feature, about an upcoming wild mustang (as in horses) sale, explained how […]