• Active Voice is not always better than Passive Voice

    Active Voice is not always better than Passive Voice

    Let’s get right to one of the more confusing (aka annoying) “writing rules” out there: Active Voice, not Passive Voice Not very clear, right? I was going to get all technical with color coded explanations about subjects, and objects, and verbs; but no one’s got time for that headache. If…

  • Demystifying the language of editing

    Demystifying the language of editing

    Legalese, Christianese, text speech, womanese … I could go on and on there are so many of these terms. It seems every environment comes with its own unique language and if you don’t pick it up quick enough you’ll be left wondering what the heck is going on. (I’m unfortunately…

  • Why writers need editors

    Why writers need editors

    So, you’ve finally finished your book. Finally, at last, wrote the words “The End” (or not, I won’t judge). Perhaps you’ve even done some revising, maybe some editing. Or maybe it’s been finished for a long time and you’ve gone over it half a million times with the finest comb…