Grammar

I'm considering entering a short story into a fiction contest I read about in a local weekly newspaper. I certainly...

Last November 19th, Jess asked her seventh question about creating characters that are more than similar to ourselves: Is there...

The marathon continues! Here's Jess's sixth question from November 12th on the subject of metafiction: Should a writer blatantly use...

I'm starting a marathon of answers to get caught up on Jess's weekly questions. She's now up to 27 of...

To those of you who have been watching the word count on the sidebar patiently, I suppose I should make...

The International Thriller Writers became embroiled in controversy just before its first convention. If you read the list of nominees...

Canon is one of those terms that pops up a lot in discussions of fanfic. At the recent Ravencon, I...

Some group attempting to promote itself as authorities on English are circulating fliers urging regular Joes out there to remove...

Bill of "The Wildcat's Lair" just wrote a great post about how he and his wife learned to collaborate without...

I subscribe to "Word of the Day" from Merriam-Webster. Every now and then, they give me a word I've never...

Two authors produce two completely different novels. The first book, about predominately black characters is written by a white author,...

Lulu.com, a web-based print-on-demand publisher, has a system designed to determine whether the title of your novel will score with...

ThrillerFest, a convention created by the International Thriller Writers, Inc., is coming to Phoenix in late June. Click the link...

The "Absolute Write" message board, a forum that I had found to be a great resource for writers, has vanished....

Over at Amazon.com, you'll see that On Writing Horror: A Handbook by the Horror Writers Association will be available in...

It's time for a grammar gripe. Magician David Blaine appeared in an ABC special during which he attempted to break...