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Editor’s note: This is a topic I haven’t covered myself because I’m an advocate for the real thing. However, editing tools, if you use them correctly, can help writers identify certain areas in which they can improve. While I don’t suggest depending on these tools, they definitely don’t hurt. The key is to know why […]

Editor’s note: Hey there! It’s been a while, I know. While preparing the 2017-18 anthology for publication and working on taxes on top of everything else, I haven’t had time to do what I said I would this year: go through and update old blog posts. It’ll happen, but for now, I have an eager writer […]

Editor’s note: Hey there! It’s been a while, I know. While preparing the 2017-18 anthology for publication and working on taxes on top of everything else, I haven’t had time to do what I said I would this year: go through and update old blog posts. It’ll happen, but for now, I have an eager writer […]

I’ve been asked about using song lyrics often—and of course, as an editor, I’ve had to address it—and while I don’t normally tackle legal issues, I felt that this one was necessary. Music is part of culture, and people relate to music in ways that allow them to relate to others. Because of this, it’s […]

When writing dialogue, you might hit a spot where you wonder what to do with your periods or quotation marks. Multiple paragraphs of dialogue, quotes within quotes, and even action tags present different issues. Dialogue is a common issue that writers cross when they start out. That’s not a problem until they keep following rules they […]