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Writer Wednesdays: Don’t dangle!

Something I see all the time when I’m editing is the dangling modifier. I also see it when I’m reading published books, magazines, web pages, and when I listen to the news. It’s so dang common, it’s amazing. Don’t dangle your modifiers. … Continue reading

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Writer Wednesdays: The dreaded comma

Commas are horrible things. They confuse everyone. People just tend to throw them in whenever the sentence is getting too long, but you have to have a reason for a comma, and “too long” ain’t one of them. Here’s the … Continue reading

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