Use Action Beats with Dialogue
An action beat is a sentence that follows a line of dialogue, and it’s exactly what it sounds like. The speaking character does something before or after their line of dialogue.
5 Ways to Edit a Comma Splice
Comma splices sound much trickier than they are. Basically, if you’ve written a common splice, you’ve tried to connect, or splice, two independent sentences with a comma in an incorrect way.
Words to Retire (Word Usage, 2 of 3)
Our words impact our readers, so it’s important that we choose them with care.