Tips from a Grammar Freak
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Ongoing6m
Last published Sat, Feb 20, 2016
How do I write the first paragraph in my novel? Can anyone help me revise my story? I have writers' block! Help! How do I keep readers interested in my story?
If any of these sound like you, you've come to the right place!
This is a compilation of essays, notes, and tips on writing. I hope to help other authors in any way possible -- even if it is just by creating something to refer to later on.
In these essays, I'll be using rules about grammar from textbooks, methods that I see successful authors using, and little tricks that I learned in my little writing misadventures.
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