Writing Lessons & Advice: Noun Types and Subject-Verb Agreement
I was listening to a Grammar Girl podcast a while ago, and she discussed how different types of nouns exist. I had not thought about that...
Writing Lessons & Advice: Double-Negatives
This lesson will be running shortly before my second wedding anniversary! In honor of another wonderful milestone, I’m again drawing...
Writing Lessons & Advice: Commas
I touched on commas in a general lesson about punctuation , but I feel the topic warrants its own lesson for a better focus. As...
Writing Lessons & Advice: Essay Help- Writing Paragraphs
You have an essay project. You’ve decided on a topic, started some research, taken some notes on your findings, and maybe even have a...
Writing Lessons & Advice: Parts of Speech
A study from Stanford University identified the top twenty errors found in undergraduate writing. The number one error is using the...
Writing Lessons & Advice: Reading
A cooking hobbyist may read cookbooks to learn new recipes or techniques. In the same way, a writer is suggested to read to improve their...
Writing Lessons & Advice: Writing Emails
Throughout history, the act of writing has embraced many tools and mediums. Writers of previous centuries wrote with quill pen and ink....
Writing Lessons & Advice: Punctuation
I touched on how punctuation is a fundamental ingredient to good writing but I only skimmed the surface of the subject. This lesson is a...
Writing Lessons & Advice: Essay Help-Introductions
In school, learning the basics of grammar is not enough. That knowledge base gets put to practice by writing projects like essays,...
Writing Lessons & Advice: Proofreading
In my previous lesson , I introduced a recipe for good writing. All that’s needed is a variety of complete sentences expressing common...