I’ve extended my sale TILL JANUARY 31, 2023! Do you want to gain momentum on your writing project and complete your manuscript? Now is the perfect time to commit to your writing goals, as my writing services are on sale! Sale on Writing Consultation Services For consulting, my sale price is $75/hour (instead of my…
Happy Thanksgiving! Thank you for being a follower of my Writing Tips Blog and/or my Doing the Best We Can Blog. You haven’t heard from me in a bit. Because you are my friends and followers, I want to be transparent with you. I am in the unexpected hard place of going through a divorce,…
There’s nothing like being with others who get you, who share the same passions, and who love God. That’s why I want you to know about the reNew Spiritual Retreat for Writers and Speakers. This event is happening April 28-20, 2023, at Camp of the Woods, NY. And I’ll be teaching! To check it out…
When I’m writing, should I address my reader by using the pronoun “you” or “we?” The answer? Both. Let me explain with an example. Notice in this excerpt from a devotion I wrote that I’ve italicized you pronouns and emboldened we pronouns. ++++++++++++++++ Excerpt from “Do You Think I’m Beautiful?” by Melanie S. Chitwood taken…
When I am editing, I often see confusion and errors when it comes to where to place punctuation with quotation marks. So let’s look at some rules. 1. Periods and commas always go inside (or before) quotation marks. Correct Example: I often say, “It is what it is.” Not this: I often say, “It is…
I’ve been writing a series of posts about some of the common punctuation mistakes I see in manuscripts when I’m editing. (see these previous posts on punctuation tips and eliminating unnecessary words) Let’s get started on some tips about commas. Introductory Prepositional Phrase An introductory prepositional phrase is a group of words at the beginning…
Concise writing is writing that is to the point and will be easily digested by your reader. Take some time to step away from your draft, and then return to do some self-editing. Here are four ways you can eliminate unnecessary words and create concise writing. Eliminate that The word that is almost always not…
Learning punctuation and grammar rules can give you a little boost of confidence that you’re writing right! Here are a few punctation errors I commonly see as an editor. Can you start a sentence with a coordinating conjunction? (words such as and, but, so) The short answer: yes! Coordinating conjunctions are words used to join…
I want to give you a gift! One that will make you feel loved, treasured, and refreshed. One to allow you to take good care of yourself by practicing biblical self-care. But first let me explain a little behind my passion about biblical self-care. I imagine most of us can say we’ve had a time…
Most women I know find themselves at some point needing rest! I had such a good time talking to my friend Jenni Elwood at The Refuge Podcast about finding rest through biblical self-care. I’d love for you to listen! You can access the audio HERE or the video HERE. We discussed: -The story behind the scenes of Melanie’s life…
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