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Tips: Grammar, Usage
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Tipsheet Articles on Grammar and Language
For your convenience, we've clustered all the tipsheet articles that focus on grammar and language.
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A Boring but Essential Topic - Sentence Construction
Marg McAlister
Most people should have learned how to construct a sentence in their early years at school -- but ask any editor about the way writers use sentence structure and you'll see lots of eye-rolling. Here I'm going to look at just two problems that I've seen crop up many times when I've critiqued scenes for writers or marked assignments for writing courses. . . . keep reading
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Barron's English the Easy Way - Review
My local bookstore chain offered a good cross section of books on grammar and writing like "Eats, Shoots and Leaves" and "Elements of Style" but I needed something that would reinforce the grammar lessons that did not stick when I was in school. I chose Barron's English, The Easy Way. . . . keep reading
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The Power of Punctuation
Marg McAlister
Punctuation, when used creatively, is powerful. Note, however, that when I say 'when used creatively', I don't mean that you can make up the rules. What your writing should do is... well, make music. The way you order your sentences and punctuate your work can guide the reader to 'hear' the words just as you want them to. . . . keep reading
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The Magic of Layout
Marg McAlister
Okay... "magic" might seem a bit over the top when you first read this article title. But believe me, although it doesn't involve incantations or bubbling cauldrons, careful selection of layout does work magic on the reader. . . . keep reading
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Ann Harth
