What is the Comma Fault? Basically, it is the serious punctuation error of joining two complete sentences with a comma. We all know that...

Let's start with a rather ordinary sentence: "My aunt took you and I to the theatre." Many new writers might be surprised to learn that...

OR ... WHAT’S THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN TONE AND MOOD? WHAT IS TONE? In a previous blog I gave a very detailed explanation of TONE, so let’s...

One of my blog-readers, John Chester III, posed the question of whether it is better to write a book in chapter order or write a section...

Tone of Voice Have you heard someone say: "Don't use that tone of voice with me" or "I don't like your tone of voice"? It is usually said...

THE OXFORD COMMA. What is this little beast? The US has adopted it as a favourite son, so, if you live in Australia or Britain, and have...