The Purpose of the Semicolon To allow for a pause longer than that indicated by a comma but shorter than that indicated by a period To connect two related ideas that could be separate sentences (i.e., independent clauses) Left Hanging A. According to the research of Denee and Lomas (2008), the members of this “Nuclear […]
Author: EditorialWizard
Missing the Writing Boat
It is a funny title for me considering I’m having trouble with both the writing and the boats. I started a ceramic boat series a few months ago. It has halted completely due to the class I began teaching September 2. The writing I am doing is totally restricted to anything for class or work. […]
Variable Control
Variables are commonly thought of aspects of research. They are. However, writers of all kinds deal with variables, especially fiction writers. I address both fiction and research variables. Constants in Fiction A story contains many moving parts. Things change all the time, for example, characters’ ages, interests, and relationships; story location; plot via twists. No […]
Location, Location, Location – Fiction Style
How important is location to your story? Maybe the whole story takes place in a store and every detail matters to the point of knowing all about the failing furniture and why it is in the state it’s in. Perhaps the plot forces the characters to travel and you, the writer, need to know more […]
Navigating the Literature Review
A thesis or dissertation can be daunting in itself. When an advisor tells a graduate student to start with Chapter 2, the literature review, anxiety can knock the wind out of even the most proficient writers. What follows is an OVERVIEW of a literature review, its purpose, and its structure. What is the Literature Review? […]
Writing Ethically
Citations and references. They can be the bane of any non-fiction writer’s existence, not because writers do not want to give other writers the credit they deserve, but for possibly many other reasons. Maybe keeping track of them is such an arduous task, or formatting them and getting all the pieces in correctly is the […]
Writing Efficiently
Most readers do not necessarily want to slog through paragraphs containing around-about writing leading, finally after three pages, to the point. I don’t know many writers who want their readers to do that, but sometimes our writing can get long and drawn out. Writing efficiently is critical in just about every type of writing – […]
Just Write!
Everybody needs a vacation once in a while to simply float in time, away from the typical routine. Returning to daily life, however, often requires re-entry skills. The same is true with an art such as writing. Yes, writing takes practice, regularly. However, whether you’re writing poetry, novels, blogs, reports, or even a dissertation, you need […]