All About Style Sheets
When a copyeditor works on your manuscript, they will prepare a style sheet. Learn what it is used for and how it can be helpful if you provide one for your editor.
When a copyeditor works on your manuscript, they will prepare a style sheet. Learn what it is used for and how it can be helpful if you provide one for your editor.
Many incorrectly always use a comma with a dependent clause, but you don't always need them. Learn when you do and when you don't and then practice your knowledge and check the answer key.
Learn this basic rule of using commas with coordinating conjunctions (Fanboys) and you will be on your way to conquering commas.
Before starting the editing process, it helps to know what to expect from your editor. Having realistic expectations sets you up for a sucessful author-editor relationship.
Use a comma in between coordinate adjectives; do not use one in between cumulative adjectives. So what the heck are coordinate adjectives and how do you know when to use a comma? This tutorial will teach you and comes with a practice and answer key.
Readers do not enjoy info dumps. Learn what info dumps are, why it is a problem, and how to fix them.
Head-hopping is an easy trap to fall into. If you head-hop, it can pull your reader out of the scene and leave them feeling disoriented. So learn what it is, how it differs from an omniscient narrator, how to avoid it, and how to correct it if you do spot it.
If too many of your sentences start the same way, your writing can begin to sound choppy and monotonous. This article explains how to vary your sentence beginning sand how to know when to do so.
A resume should help sell your unique skills, not just list what you did at your job. The vast majority of job seekers list their job duties, but this tutorial gives you five strategies to liven up your job bullets by highlighting your unique skills. So read this blog and start highligting your unique skills.
Knowing and using correct punctuation is useful. This blog posts teaches a basic grammar principle: using commas with coordinating conjunctions (FANBOYS). Learn when to put a comma before "and," "for," "nor," "but," "or," "yet," and "so" and when you don't need the comma.