Reblog: Beware the Action in Dialogues
C.S. Lakin’s post on Act First, Talk Later is the kind of attention your readers will appreciate.
Category: Writing
Word Confusion: Canvas versus Canvass
Paint a canvas, haul canvas, but one generally canvasses for information in this Word Confusion from KD Did It.
English is Such a Rich, Rich Language . . . and So Cute
English is rich in its synonyms and allows for a wealth of choices in finding the exact right word for the writer.
Word Confusion: Breach versus Breech
Get your breeches before we breach the walls of that unedited manuscript you’ve been hoarding in this Word Confusion from KD Did It.
Styles: Save Time and Stay Clean
Get acquainted with the Style options available in your word processing program—Word and Pages both allow you to create your own set of styles as well as your own templates.
Word Confusion: Bad versus Badly
How badly do you feel about being bad in this Word Confusion from KD Did It?
Word Confusion: Brake versus Break
A spring brake is more likely to be a fern than a vacation. Personally, I’d prefer the spring break in this Word Confusion from KD Did It.
Word Confusion: Whither vs Wither vs Writhe
Whither shall ye self-editing writer wander through your writhing words afore they wither in this Word Confusion from KD Did It.
Word Confusion: Destain vs Disdain vs Distain vs Distrain
If I can’t destain my clothes, whaddya think my chances are of having the government distrain them? For, lo, I would not distain nor disdain not having to deal with dem stains!
Word Confusion: Nope, It’s Not As You Like It!
A frequently confused pair of words is “as” and “like”. ‘Cause, it’s like this, ya know, an as and when kinda sitchyation any writer should read on about.