Posted on 12/19/2021 at 12:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek
’Tis the season where we (hopefully) see many people we love. And one way that we show our love for...
Posted on 11/13/2021 at 12:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek
Characters aren’t the only elements of your story for which you need to choose names. There are businesses, sometimes, and...
Posted on 03/17/2021 at 11:45 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek
Book nerds are also often word nerds, so we’ll take a quick St. Patrick’s Day detour to the world of...
Posted on 03/17/2021 at 09:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek
Before you drop an Irish word or phrase into your social media presence (or fiction) today, be sure to check...
Posted on 03/14/2021 at 12:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek
Forgive us for bringing up one more character in your book to consider. Editor Diana M. Pho wants authors to...
Posted on 03/10/2021 at 02:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek
The usage of italics, like many aspects of writing, can depend on what stylebook you’re using. But in the absence...
Posted on 01/05/2021 at 03:08 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek
Trust us — when we share Grammar Girl posts, we’re not doing it out of a smug sense of superiority....
Posted on 10/23/2020 at 03:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek
The rules for formatting external dialogue are fairly straightforward — sure, they vary in different countries, but at least each...
Posted on 10/12/2020 at 12:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek
A frustrated reader wrote to Grammar Girl to complain about seeing a particular exclamation of emotion spelled “woah” and not...
Posted on 10/08/2020 at 03:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek
If there’s one thing that the majority of us can agree on, it’s that more levity would be good for...
