Enormity / Enormousness
Certain sets of words in the English language tend to confuse writers. I have found the following to be among them: ENORMITY / ENORMOUSNESS More […]
Month: August 2016
Don’t Just Tell It Like It Is
When you are writing a memoir, blog, or other autobiographical material, treat it like a work of fiction inasmuch as the prose matters. Don’t equate […]
Different From / Different Than
Certain sets of words in the English language tend to confuse people. I have found the following to be among them: DIFFERENT FROM / DIFFERENT […]
Currently / Presently
Certain sets of words in the English language tend to confuse writers. I have found the following to be among them: CURRENTLY / PRESENTLY The […]
Write What You Know
I must be a born rebel. (Well, I am a Mississippian and I did graduate from Ole Miss…) When it comes to fiction-writing rules, I […]
Compose / Comprise
Certain sets of words in the English language tend to confuse writers. I have found the following to be among them: COMPOSE / COMPRISE One […]
Who / Whom
Certain sets of words in the English language tend to confuse writers. I have found the following to be among them: WHO / WHOM Who […]