Writing About Writing

Or: Different Terms, Same Structure First come the grammar terms! Reading about The Chicago Manual of Style’s rules makes more sense if you know what a bunch of grammar terms mean. We tackle [...]

A three-sentence review of More Than Just a Pretty Face by Syed M. Masood. Published by Little, Brown Books for Young Readers. Danyal Jilani knows who he is: a very good-looking guy, someone [...]

If you’ve made it through revisions and developmental or substantive editing, it’s time for copyediting. Good copyediting does not come cheap. In a recent rate survey undertaken by the Editorial [...]

A three-sentence review of Unscripted by Nicole Kronzer. Published by Amulet Books. It’s rare to have a funny book that also deals with the heavy topics of sexual harassment, sexual assault, and [...]

Like most things to do with commas, kinda. Do you want to read this series in order? Start here. As we learned in our previous entry, knowing what to do with commas means knowing the meaning of [...]

A three-sentence review of Not So Pure and Simple by Lamar Giles. Published by Quill Tree Books. Del, daydreaming in church, follows his unrequited crush Kiera and stands up with other youth in [...]

If you’ve made it through revisions and developmental or substantive editing, it’s time for copyediting. Good copyediting does not come cheap. In a recent rate survey undertaken by the Editorial [...]

You’ve written your novel! Well done! Many people sit down at their desk to write a novel and then immediately stand back up to see what’s streaming. But not you! You persevered and you’ve woven [...]

Or: Why your friends aren’t your best first readers. Beta reading is one of the services I provide, and it’s the one that most people haven’t heard of. Here’s what I tell people when they ask: A [...]

A three-sentence review of More Than Just a Pretty Face by Syed M. Masood. Published by Little, Brown Books for Young Readers. Danyal Jilani knows who he is: a very good-looking guy, someone [...]

A three-sentence review of Unscripted by Nicole Kronzer. Published by Amulet Books. It’s rare to have a funny book that also deals with the heavy topics of sexual harassment, sexual assault, and [...]

A three-sentence review of Not So Pure and Simple by Lamar Giles. Published by Quill Tree Books. Del, daydreaming in church, follows his unrequited crush Kiera and stands up with other youth in [...]

Or: Different Terms, Same Structure First come the grammar terms! Reading about The Chicago Manual of Style’s rules makes more sense if you know what a bunch of grammar terms mean. We tackle [...]

Like most things to do with commas, kinda. Do you want to read this series in order? Start here. As we learned in our previous entry, knowing what to do with commas means knowing the meaning of [...]

Or: Enter the grammar terms Having dispensed with the easy stuff (Comma series #1) and everyone’s favorite series comma (Comma series #2) the Chicago Manual of Style is starting to really throw [...]