Tag Archives: punctuation

Writer’s Relief Links Roundup, May 2013

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Our staff members are always on the lookout for the latest tips, trends, and helpful tools for writers so we can better guide our clients and readers. And while we’ve always offered a variety of free staff-written articles, our Links Roundups provide readers with regular updates on our favorite online resources offered by other websites.Continue Reading

Harness The Power Of…The Ellipsis!

Ellipsis

Love the ellipsis? So do we! But an ellipsis can be a touchy, persnickety little punctuation mark. Used in the wrong situation, ellipses can appear overdone, overly dramatic, silly, sloppy, unnecessary… You get the point. As writers and authors, we may need to ask ourselves if it’s time we push back from the table andContinue Reading

Odds and Ends: Scare Quotes, Exclamation Points, Almost, and Plural Compounds

Want to know how to use exclamation points or scare quotes? How to make a compound word plural? The difference between almost and most of or how to correctly use almost in a sentence? By Writer’s Relief.Continue Reading

Odds ‘N’ Ends: Titled vs. Entitled, Aphorisms, And Quotation Marks

Entitled or titled? Supposed to or suppose to? How do I use quotation marks correctly? And what is an aphorism? The proofreaders at Writer’s Relief answer these and other questions about grammar and punctuation.Continue Reading

Further Notes On Punctuating Dialogue

Dialogue can be tricky to write and, sometimes, tricky to punctuate. In a previous article, we talked about how to properly format dialogue in your fiction and nonfiction. Here are a few more pointers to demonstrate how to create paragraph breaks when switching from one speaker to another. Learn how to use quotation marks whenContinue Reading

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