For the last year I’ve been revising my novel. Revise, revise, revise. Since I originally typed “finis,” I’ve cut over 15,000 words.

On St. Patrick's Day, I'm always interested in the Boyd family Irish heritage and name meanings. My son's name, Finnegan Casey…

"I have spent most of my adult life trying to forget Chawton and avoiding all reminders of my heritage..." And that is the opening line of

Self-editing tip: To change a sentence from passive to active voice, determine who is performing the action and change…

Head Hopping Gives Readers Whiplash: Who is telling the story? Moving from one point of view to the other is referred to as head-hopping.

ABOUT THE BOOK: An unconventional guide to the English language drawn from the cross-country adventures of an itinerant grammarian. When...