“Cursive” used to refer to the flowing strokes of hand writing letters, joined together. Now, we’re so much into printing letters or typing that we might wonder what the word…
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Nothing is more important than the opening paragraph of a novel. You want to start strong and build from there. For practice, find a great opening from a bestselling novelist,…
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When kids learn English, they aren’t always clear on the meaning of words. Does a sign lettered Off-ice refer to a room near the ice house? As adults, we can…
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The best writing gives the words in the precise sequence to the way everything would be observed. We should try to avoid ending a sentence with something that happened earlier.…
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Maybe you’ve heard that two hands are better than one, but why not more? On the piano, Jason and Sara show how four hands can be better than two.
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If you’re inclined to string together long sentences, keep in mind that today’s audience likes “short and sweet” as long as the information flows smoothly from one action to the…
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Wouldn’t it be great if we had a means to get our audience to pay attention, to listen to our stories? Tripp and Tyler have created a device that will…
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Such a small mark can be especially troublesome, because mishandling the hyphen can confuse readers. We never want that. When multiple words independently modify a noun, do not use a…
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In August, we’re looking for relief from the hellish heat that seems always to center itself over Texas. Watch the movie Frozen. Pray for snow. Maybe that will help. Remember…
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We need tag verbs that vocalize the dialogue, not describe it. We might occasionally use “whispered” or “shouted,” but most of the time we need “said.” Cheryl St. John says,…
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