Writers Blog

Sitting down to write can be hard, and trying to find a topic worthy of writing about even more difficult. If you already know the ins and outs of your topic, great. But if you’re having trouble “fleshing” your ideas out and getting them on paper, consider pre-writing using the Stasis Theory. The Stasis...

Knowing when to use a hyphen can be confusing, given that several rules are governing the utilization of this mark. The most common errors we see is in the case of hyphens between compound adjectives. Compound adjectives are two words that work together to create a single modifier before a noun. Let’s...

Tiny little keyboards and eyes over fifty are not a good mix. Once my friends found out I’m an editor, they all stopped texting me, so I’ll have to go back through my text messages to find the most commonly misspelled words. I told them I wouldn’t send their text back to them marked up with a red pen,...

It is important to spend time and money to ensure that your resumé, letter of interest, etc., is error free and gives a professional presentation. Using professional editing services is cost-effective overall. The price of not investing your time and money in your documents may make the difference between...

Capturing natural speech patterns and conversation on the page is not as easy as it looks. Ironically, the most natural-sounding dialogue in fiction books is probably the text the author sweated over the most. It is hard to get it right the first time. But with practice, patience, and careful editing,...