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World Building: How to Cut Down on Exposition

Creating a world for your story, whether based on the real world or not, involves…

Hanging Indents with MS Word Ruler

the first-line indent, by virtue of being so ubiquitous, seems quite intuitive and natural. But…

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Quick Guide to Pronouns and Antecedents

Problems with pronouns and antecedents can significantly interfere with your readers’ understanding, so make sure…

Easy Guide to That vs. Which

The rule for US English is actually pretty simple to state: use that when the…

Top 5 Eyesores in Self-Publishing

You have to pay attention to formatting and presentation when you’re getting ready to self-publish.…

Microsoft Word Guide: Using the Ruler for Indents

Let’s look at how Word’s built-in ruler automates the indentation of text, along with why…

Common Apostrophe Errors

While researching apostrophe use and common associated errors, I learned several interesting facts...

Top 10 Changes in Chicago’s 17th Edition

Clocking in at 1,145 pages, this is not a book meant to be read cover…

Control Your Tone with Your Mood

When it comes to the real nuts and bolts of writing, you’ll find it easier…

Recovering Lost Documents

However it happens, we all learn to fear the aftermath, the moment when we click…

Don’t Buy Content Online: Reasons 4-6

Three more reason why buying online content, for school or elsewhere, is a really bad…

Compare Versions in Microsoft Word

MS Word's Compare function looks at any two documents and lists all the differences paragraph…

How to Use Word References Tool

In this post, I’ll give specific instructions on how to use Word to add reference…

Dragons, Thrones, and the Truth of Endings

Today’s post can be summed up with a simple truth: possibilities are almost always more…

When Are Contractions Too Informal?

Use contractions whenever you want to adopt a conversational tone, contractions are the way to…

Don’t Buy Content Online: Reasons 1-3

Buying online content is not only unethical, it’s a terrible idea. You’re likely to get…

Utilized: The Latest Misused Word

Using and utilizing something are not the same. To utilize something means to take something…

Avoid Absolutes: Distracting & Easy to Disprove

When we’re writing a paper, report, or anything else we want other people to take…

Guide to Word’s Table of Contents

Word’s Table of Contents function updates numbers and names with just a few clicks as…

Tips on Making Comparisons

We make comparisons all the time, but we need specifics to make them meaningful.

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