by Zoe M. McCarthy | Nov 18, 2022 | Writing
Image by Michael Schwarzenberger from Pixabay Tailor Your Fiction Manuscript is a self-editing encyclopedia! Each chapter sets up the targeted technique, examples show what to look for in your manuscript, then proven actions are provided to take your writing to the...
by Zoe M. McCarthy | May 30, 2019 | Writing
image by johnhain Tailor Your Fiction Manuscript in 30 Days is now available. See details below. I decided to stop winging my use of hyphens and arm myself with some rules. A Hyphen-Usage Test Which four of these examples are incorrect? At the end of the test,...
by Zoe M. McCarthy | Feb 18, 2016 | Writing
“Flip Dictionary takes you from a “meaning” you are aware of to the “word” you need.” —Barbara Ann Kipfer, Ph.D. In a scene, my character senses a reverent atmosphere, but I didn’t want to use atmosphere. I couldn’t summon the word I wanted. Microsoft Word’s...