PUBLISH DON’T PERISH — TIP #12: Watch Your Grammar
Themechanics of writing are critical, so watch your grammar! It’s the way wecommunicate, and your grammar can make or break your writing.
Unfortunately,grammar mistakes are easy to make; however, Amanda Cabot’s Series, R&R:Raves and Rants, provides the perfect tool to help you avoid making thoseinevitable mistakes. She provides tips and tricks that will keep you in theclear in an entertaining manner.
R&R: Raves and Rants by AmandaCabot
This article will provide you with the links and a brief summary of each article that can be found on L.A. Sartor’s blog, An Indie Adventure. You may want to spend time on this blog. Not only does An Indie Adventure provide great writing tips from pros like Amanda Cabot, but it’s a great source for getting the most out of your creative journey. As for your grammar tips and tricks, check out these invaluable articles!
R&R: Raves and Rants -Proper Plurals fromMulti-Published Author Amanda Cabot
Learnhow you should – and shouldn’t – form plurals.
R&R: Raves and Rants for July — PerfectPossessives
Checkout the correct way to form possessives, from the simplest rule for singlenouns to the more complicated plural noun rule.
R&R: Raves and Rants for August — TheTroublesome Twos
Avoidthe confusion between the simple “to” and “too.”
The Troublesome Twos
R&R: Raves and Rants for September —Confusing Clauses
Avoidambiguous antecedents — it’s critical. Learn how to identify them and how tosteer clear of them.
R&R: Raves and Rants for October — GreatBeginnings
Theopening line in a book may just be the most important. What makes a greatopening line?
R&R: Raves and Rants for November — The TruthAbout Lies
Understandthe difference between “to lie” and “to lay.”
R&R: Raves and Rants — Commas and CompoundSentences
Publish Don’t Perish After a quick review of punctuation, get a handle on the rule for commas and compound sentences as well as using FANBOYS.
R&R: Raves and Rants — LESSONS FROM LITTLEWOMEN
Don’tskip or shortcut an editor. You might be surprised by the consequences if youdo.
R&R: Raves and Rants — Compound Sentences andConjunctive Adverbs
UseFANBOYS and conjunctive adverbs with the simple punctuation rule.
R&R: Raves and Rants — The Danger of DanglingParticiples
Afterexplaining what a participle is, Amanda shares ways to avoid dangling them.
R&R: Raves and Rants — A Case of Pronouns
Pronounshave three major cases. Learn what they are and the difference.
R&R: Raves and Rants — A CASE OF PRONOUNSCHALLENGE
Takethe challenge and find the errors.
Take the challenge and find the errors.
R&R: Raves and Rants — THAT PESKY PASSIVE VOICE
Believeit or not, there are times when the passive voice is the best choice.
R&R: Raves and Rants — THE COMMON COMMA
“Tocomma or not to comma: that is the question.”
R&R: Raves & Rants — ME, MYSELF, AND I
Thereare simple rules for using me, myself, and I.
R&R: Raves & Rants — The Final Rant
Amanda CabotThis final rant is filled with a potpourri of items, some of which include mismatches, improbable dialogue tags, misplaced clauses, anachronisms, and others. Enjoy!!
Thank you, Amanda! I hope to see a future rave or rant!
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