Don't Call Me Ma'am

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Ever want to hint to your readers that one of your characters is lying without blatantly telling them? Throw in those tiny details that may ...

Recently, I was watching Millionaire Matchmaker — don’t ask me why, it’s a train wreck of a show. Anyway, on the show a body language expert...

This past month, two of my closest friends tied the knot, and amidst the whirlwind of vibrant flowers, elegant dresses and flutes of champa...

Assuming you’ve already accomplished a strong plot, strong characterization (with believable and flawed characters readers can empathize wit...

A lot of times when I’m editing, I think to myself: Am I using this correctly? And while most of the time I simply research the answer then...

Sometimes I feel like the English language was created by a prankster who thought it'd be funny to confuse as many people as possible (n...