We've all heard of it. Not many people seem to use it anymore.
To make a good story:
- Capitalize proper nouns (names, places, etc.) and the beginning of sentences.
- Commas, they make sense. I mean, at least if you use them right. Think of it as taking a breath, you wouldn't breath between certain words, it would feel weird!
- Other punctuation- end of sentences, abbreviations, etc. And change it up where it makes sense! All periods shows little emotion, right?
- Using tenses is hard. But if you practice, you can change that 'was' to an 'is'! It helps to find charts and look up words, too.
- Quotations. I usually have my own rule to use "double quotes" only when someone is speaking, and 'single quotes' when I'm singling something out. And use your commas accordingly! "They help a lot," she said.
- Plurals are weird. Is is geese? Gooses? Gice? Moose? Meese? Mooses? This, it also helps to look up, and don't be too scared by it.
- It's/its. It's and its are NOT the same words with an apostrophe. One is a contraction, the other is not. First, think if you can replace the word with 'it is'. If not, no apostrophe. Second, if you can replace it(')s with a pronoun (his/hers/theirs), it's possessive, and needs the apostrophe.
- Your/You're. In a similar way, these are not the same. Think you are for you're, and pronouns for your (sort of). To explain better, "You're in your room" makes sense. "Your in you are room" makes no sense. "[Name] is in [Name]'s room". Think of possessive words again, and it's like speaking in third person.
Comment if you have questions or things to add or correct, please!
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Writing Tips!
Non-FictionJust a bunch of different things I see, and things I do that I think will help newer writers get better at writing. If you have anything to add, please comment, and I'll add the thing, along with dedicating that tip to you!
