A Little Red Ink, Editing
What Is a Copy Edit?
What is a copy edit? When you’re ready to choose a freelance editor, knowing the level of edit you’re…
December 13, 2015-
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The Efficiency AddictWriting a Novel: The Gift of Bad Writing
I’m a firm believer in being efficient. Why waste time when a little planning can make such a positive…
December 10, 2015 -
Writer's Block
The Blank Page
Writing Prompt #4 Arriving at work early, I was sitting in my car thinking about this month’s writing prompt…
December 7, 2015 -
Write JustifiedMaking a Point–Indirectly
Let’s categorize these three figures of speech as “substitutions.” We’re going to explore three devices that make a point…
November 27, 2015 -
Grammar and GraceHow to Pluralize Names for Christmas Cards
I love Christmas. I especially love sending and receiving Christmas cards. We send out a lot from our house,…
November 24, 2015 -
The Efficiency AddictWriting a Novel in Three Steps
A fellow wordsmith recently shared his method for writing a novel. I was so intrigued by his straightforward process,…
November 23, 2015 -
A Little Red Ink, Editing
What Is a Macro Edit?
What is a macro edit? When you’re ready to choose a freelance editor, knowing the level of edit you’re…
November 11, 2015 -
Grammar and GraceQuick Rules for Using Hyphens and Dashes
A hyphen is a type of punctuation linking words that form one idea to avoid confusion. Here are a…
October 26, 2015 -
Write JustifiedIf I’ve Said It Once…
To paraphrase that wise king Solomon, “There’s a time and place for everything.” For writers, that includes repetition, despite…
October 24, 2015 -
The Efficiency AddictWhere Do Writers Find Free Pictures?
It’s a struggle authors frequently have. We write an article or blog post, and then comes the dreaded question,…
October 8, 2015 -
A Little Red Ink, Editing
Choosing a Freelance Editor
Choosing a freelance editor can be daunting. So many choices, so many possibilities. And if we’re honest? Many people…
October 2, 2015 -
Editing, The Critical ReaderWhy Did My Favorite Character Have to Die?
by Alycia W. Morales When I started reading the Divergent series by Veronica Roth, friends were conflicted over the…
September 25, 2015 -
Grammar and GraceHow to Choose the Correct Pronoun
What’s wrong with this sentence? Me and Cam finished the Army Ten-Miler. Me should be I, right? Easy. Most…
September 18, 2015 -
Uncategorized, Write Justified
To Join or Not to Join – That’s the Rhetorical Device
Last month I introduced the concept of rhetorical devices. We started with a couple familiar devices that students of…
September 10, 2015 -
The Efficiency AddictPicturing Your Characters
As writers, we do many things to capture what drives our characters. We’ll complete questionnaires detailing their likes and…
September 4, 2015 -
Grammar and GraceApostrophes Rule!
Let’s talk about apostrophes today. They’re little floating dots with tails that cause major problems for some people. Apostrophes…
August 30, 2015 -
Write JustifiedLife is Like…
Rhetorical questions don’t require (or deserve) an answer. Do they? But how about those rhetorical devices—those figures of speech…
August 29, 2015 -
Editing, The Critical ReaderCan a Novel’s Setting Come to Life?
by Alycia W. Morales Have you ever been reading a novel when it suddenly dawns on you that the…
August 24, 2015 -
Polishing Your MessageCommon Error Comma Splices
Commas, commas, commas! There are so many rules, but the most common rule broken is creating a comma…
August 23, 2015 -
The Efficiency AddictTracking Your Writing Submissions
Today we’re going to talk about the benefits of tracking your writing submissions and learn an easy way to do…
August 21, 2015 -
A Little Red Ink, Editing
Why Hire an Editor?
Why hire an editor if you’ve got a great critique group and you’re a grammar stud? Answer: A fresh…
August 20, 2015 -
Grammar and GraceBook List for Editing
Punctuation and grammar come easily to me. I remember rules from elementary school, can recite a whole list of…
August 10, 2015 -
Write Justified5 Words That Spellcheck Won’t Catch
Thanks to computer technology you no longer need to be a great speller to be a writer. If you…
July 30, 2015 -
Grammar and Grace
Grammar and Grace
Hello, I’m Hope. A long, long time ago I used to teach English on the college level. I taught…
July 29, 2015 -
Writer's BlockThe Blank Page
There’s nothing more daunting than a blank page and no idea where to go next. Over the next months…
July 22, 2015
