Writing Tip #106: Apostrophe, a big job for a little character
The apostrophe is an often misunderstood character. It has several uses, one of which, it represents belonging to someone or something....
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aprildew
- Jul 18
- 1 min
Writing Tip #105: Than and Then
Do we misspell words because we pronounce them incorrectly or do we mispronounce words because we spell them incorrectly? It’s the...
Ariane Weathers
- Jul 8
- 3 min
How is Preparing For a Yard Sale Like Writing a Book?
July is a month known for its hot weather, weekends at the cottage and yard sales. Every weekend you can find colourful signs on...
aprildew
- Jun 20
- 1 min
Writing Tip #104: Accept vs Except
This pair is one of several combinations that sound similar, but are often used incorrectly. accept: to take ownership of something. ‘I...
Ariane Weathers
- Jun 10
- 1 min
Why is Christmas important… today?
There are 198 days until Christmas. And why, when summer is just around the corner, is this important? For writers wishing to release a...
aprildew
- May 23
- 1 min
Writing Tip #103: There, Their and They’re
There are so many words in the English language that sound the same (homonyms). One of the most commonly misspelt combination is there,...
Ariane Weathers
- May 13
- 2 min
“I’ve done my own editing. It’s good as is.”
Writing a book is like having a baby. You conceive the idea, then caringly nurture and pamper this creation through its development....
aprildew
- Apr 24
- 1 min
Writing Tip #102: Me, Myself and I
We talked about the difference between I and me in Tip #101, but what about the use of myself versus me. Myself, himself, herself,...
Ariane Weathers
- Apr 15
- 2 min
You don’t know what you don’t know
I was prompted to write this article based on an experience that I had recently with a new writer, publishing for the first time....
