Sentence Fragments – Stylistic Choice?

An ADVERB is a word that modifies a verb, an adjective, or another adverb. Here’s some examples: adjective form adverb form 1) happy happily 2) clear clearly 3) close closely 4) dear dearly 5) perfect perfectly Of course, not all adverbs in in “ly” as the following list demonstrates: 1) here 6) now 11) then…

Imagine the headline: America’s Most-Loved Dog – Snoopy, Dead at 87 Beloved Beagle Flattened by Eighteen-Wheeler “I’m devastated,” said Charles “Charlie” Brown, longtime owner of the charismatic, but aloof pooch. “I don’t think I can go on without him.” When asked for a reason for killing off the world’s most-beloved canine, Peanuts creator, Charles Shultz,…

Building Suspense and Tension – Part One The most important thing you can do as a writer of fiction is make the reader want to turn the page. In fact, there is no other job more important to a writer. If the reader doesn’t care what happens next in your story, then you’ve failed as…

If we break a book down into its constituent parts, starting with the smallest part, we get the following: words – sentences – paragraphs – scenes – chapters In the last blog, we discussed words. Now lets look at sentences. SENTENCES – Always keep in mind that sentences don’t generally occur in isolation. Be aware…

Having trouble getting motivated to write? You’re not alone. Many writers struggle with keeping up the motivation. What you often need to keep up that motivation is keep a steady momentum with daily goals. As a writer, and (recovering) procrastinator, I’ve tried lots of ways to keep going with writing – but still often let…