Issues with sentence structure can confuse, bore, and annoy your readers. Learning how to avoid, or spot and fix, such issues will go a long way in improving your writing…

Out of all the parts of speech, I think verbs are the coolest. I'm not sure that I'd say verbs can make or break your manuscript, but they definitely have…

Most fiction writers agree that grammar and punctuation rules exist for a reason. They understand that learning and applying these rules to their writing will increase the likelihood of readers…

You’ve completed the story-level revisions to your manuscript. You’re happy with the structure, character arc of the main character, plot, subplot or parallel plots, and pacing.Congratulations! You’re ready for the…

An action beat is a sentence describing action within a scene. It can help identify which character is speaking and, therefore, remove the need for a dialogue tag. The bolded…