Lately, a case of style versus aggravation has cropped up in a few pieces of work I have viewed: the "verbless" sentence. I am undecided as to whether authors attempting this form of style are doing so because they are trying to eliminate passive verbs (which are not...

He, him, she, her, they, their, and them: such simple words, which can give writers a large problem. When an author’s fingers are flying across the keyboard he doesn’t always stop to make sure that the pronouns used are a match. The misuse of pronouns is such a common...

As discussed in previous posts, a self-editing checklist is often a helpful tool for authors. Today, I’d like to share some words that are often confused, and adding these to your checklist will save you time when self-editing: Acute/chronic: A good way to remember...