Enormity / Enormousness

Certain sets of words in the English language tend to confuse writers. I have found the following to be among them: ENORMITY / ENORMOUSNESS More […]

Don’t Just Tell It Like It Is

When you are writing a memoir, blog, or other autobiographical material, treat it like a work of fiction inasmuch as the prose matters. Don’t equate […]

Different From / Different Than

Certain sets of words in the English language tend to confuse people. I have found the following to be among them: DIFFERENT FROM / DIFFERENT […]

Currently / Presently

Certain sets of words in the English language tend to confuse writers. I have found the following to be among them: CURRENTLY / PRESENTLY The […]

Write What You Know

I must be a born rebel. (Well, I am a Mississippian and I did graduate from Ole Miss…) When it comes to fiction-writing rules, I […]

Compose / Comprise

Certain sets of words in the English language tend to confuse writers. I have found the following to be among them: COMPOSE / COMPRISE One […]

Who / Whom

Certain sets of words in the English language tend to confuse writers. I have found the following to be among them: WHO / WHOM Who […]