For writers of fiction—my clients and potential clients—I recommend ProWritingAid to create an engaging, marketable novel.

What comes to mind when you hear the word mentor? For me, the term always elicits the image of a wise, (typically) old man, imparting his...

Style sheets are mini style guides, and yes, you need one. Most professional editors, like me, create style sheets for their clients.

Here’s what I mean when I say empathy: The ability to place yourself in someone else’s shoes and feel what they feel.

Exclamation points are one of the most controversial punctuation marks in the literary world.

Writing is rarely easy. Although Microsoft (MS) Word has been used for a long time, it is a general writing program not specific for...

"Punctuation isn’t dead and who knows how much more it will evolve in the future." —Garima Nabh

FANBOYS (the coordinating conjunctions for, and, nor, but, or, yet, and so)

We know that there’s a certain way to use a/an in our communication: a should come before 'a' consonant and 'an' should come before a vowel.

I'm sure by now we all know what happened at the U.S. Capitol yesterday. Like me, your news feed is probably filled with mention of it.

Em dashes are often used during an abrupt break in thought. If you read books — pretty much any books — you’ve seen them before.

Do common spelling and grammar errors in a book reinforce the errors in a child's mind? Perhaps.

Have you ever wondered why you see two spaces after a period in some instances while only one space is used in others?

Are you a writer who feels incredibly out of her depth? When a first-time writer gets close to completing her very first novel, the...

Some humor for the Grammar Pirates.