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Friday, November 29, 2024

Write Smart! Basic Dialog

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Dialog is created when characters are quoted word for word. Bill said, "I don't like squash." This is dialog. Bill told us t...
Tuesday, November 19, 2024

Write Smart! Introductory Word Group

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If a sentence begins with an introductory phrase/clause, place a comma after it. See what I did there? Other examples: A. Buried und...
Monday, November 18, 2024

Write Smart! No Comma Here

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If the second part of the sentence isn’t a sentence, don’t use a comma. Example: John ate the chili and burped loudly. (“and burped loudly...
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