Sank / Sunk

Certain sets of words in the English language tend to confuse writers. I have found the following to be among them: SANK / SUNK Far […]

Rifle / Riffle

Certain sets of words in the English language tend to confuse writers. I have found the following to be among them: RIFLE / RIFFLE We […]

A Rose by Any Other Name

According to Shakespeare’s heroine in Romeo and Juliet, “A rose by any other name would smell as sweet.” And I think most of us would agree, […]

Regardless / Irregardless

Certain sets of words in the English language tend to confuse writers. I have found the following to be among them: REGARDLESS / IRREGARDLESS The […]

Principal / Principle

Certain sets of words in the English language tend to confuse writers. I have found the following to be among them: PRINCIPAL / PRINCIPLE The […]

Art or Elephant Ears?

Have you ever written a chapter, scene, or page of dialogue or description that you thought was truly excellent, then reviewed it the next day […]

Pore / Pour

Certain sets of words in the English language tend to confuse writers. I have found the following to be among them: PORE / POUR The […]

Me, Myself, and I

Certain sets of words in the English language tend to confuse writers. I have found the following to be among them: ME, MYSELF, AND I […]

A Little Goes a Long Way

Fiction writers pay great attention to making their characters seem like real people, and that includes the way they speak. It makes sense that a […]

May / Can

Certain sets of words in the English language tend to confuse writers. I have found the following to be among them: MAY / CAN Have […]