Writers who are serious about improving their craft will read books, follow writing blogs, attend conferences, take courses, and much more. At Writer’s Relief, we know there is also a simple yet powerful thing you can do every day to improve your writing: Write one...
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Is There Only One Place For “Only” In A Sentence?
Properly using the word “only” in a sentence may be a matter of diction, not formality. Here are our feelings about the correct use of the word “only.”
How And When To Start A Sentence With A Conjunction
Updated June 2023 Question: In fiction, is it okay to begin a sentence with a coordinating conjunction (and, but, yet)? Answer: Not according to many high school English teachers. The long-enduring rule has been that using a coordinating conjunction to begin a...
Verbal Gobbledygook: Editing Extra Words Out Of Your Writing
How to find and delete extra words in your sentences, to write tighter prose, and to line edit your own writing. Watch for wordiness and bad sentence structure to write better.
Pronouns and Antecedents
Updated August 2023 Making pronouns and antecedents match up in your sentences can be difficult, especially when you're working with tricky words and phrases. Here’s a hard-and-fast rule of writing—pronouns and their antecedents must agree in three ways: gender,...
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