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  Another Mistake In Coverage of Woods Drama

  956 readersAs the number of women claiming to have mounted Tiger Woods continues to, uh, mount, so does the number of mistakes made in the coverage of the scandal. So far, the official tallies: Nine mistresses linked to Woods; three mistakes in the frenzy of media coverage caught by the Proofreader. As you can see above, this

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  Another Mistake In Coverage of Woods Drama

  42 readersAs the number of women claiming to have mounted Tiger Woods continues to, uh, mount, so does the number of mistakes made in the coverage of the scandal. So far, the official tallies: Nine mistresses linked to Woods; three mistakes in the frenzy of media coverage caught by the Proofreader. As you can see above, this

• 7 Examples of Passive Voice (And How To Fix Them)

  1578 readersThe sentence construction “(noun) (verb phrase) by (noun)” is known as passive voice or passive construction, because the true subject is relegated to the end of the sentence and is thus acted on, rather than acting, which often weakens the statement. Original Post: 7 Examples of Passive Voice (And How To Fix Them) Your eBook: Click

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  Let’s Get to the Action: Verbs

  2275 readersThis post is the second in my series on “parts of speech.” Workshop teachers often instruct aspiring fiction writers to begin their stories: “in media reas” (in the middle of the action). Without verbs, a story would have no action. How dull would that be? Verbs – Verbs are action words. Nouns can “do” verbs. Dogs bark. Writers have

• 5 Ways to Reduce Use of Prepositions

  5546 readersPrepositions, words that indicate relations between nouns, pronouns, and verbs (mostly small ones like for, in, of, on, to, and with but sometimes more substantial, as in the case of beneath or between), are often integral to a sentence, but writers can clutter sentences by being overly dependent on them. Here are five strategies for

• Voice…or Volume?

  2431 readersAgent Donald Maass is here today to kick off our month long discussion on Voice. —– Voice…or Volume? Voice in fiction is a term poorly defined. What does it mean? Style? Subject matter? Sensibility? World view? All of the above? Whatever it means editors, agents and readers all want it. The thing

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  Tiger Woods Gets Comic Book

  4049 readersTiger Woods will star in a new comic book from Bluewater Productions. Fame: Tiger Woods was written by CW Cooke and illustrated by Marcelo Salaza. It includes a cover by Tony Foti. The book covers the athlete’s life–from his rise as the most successful golfer in history to his personal problem with infidelities. Here is more

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  Tiger Woods Gets Comic Book

  5223 readersTiger Woods will star in a new comic book from Bluewater Productions. Fame: Tiger Woods was written by CW Cooke and illustrated by Marcelo Salaza. It includes a cover by Tony Foti. The book covers the athlete’s life–from his rise as the most successful golfer in history to his personal problem with infidelities. Here is more

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  11 Smart Tips for Brilliant Writing

  2412 readersDo you sound smarter when you use big words? According to a study published in Applied Cognitive Psychology , the answer is no. In fact, complex writing makes you sound small-minded. Just consider the title of the study: Consequences of erudite vernacular utilized irrespective of necessity: problems with using long words needlessly. Wouldn’t it be better to title

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  Should You Ever Start a Sentence with “And?”

  1299 readersFor many of us, it’s one of the first grammar rules we learned: Never start a sentence with “And.” The reasoning? “And” connects two clauses. For those of you who zone out when we start using scary grammar terms like “clause,” a clause is just a group of words with a noun (subject) and a predicate. What