by Zoe M. McCarthy | Dec 6, 2018 | Writing
ProWritingAid introduced me to sticky sentences. ProWritingAid says this about sticky sentences, “A sticky sentence is one that is full of glue words.” To me, it’s a special way of looking at wordiness. Sticky (or Glue) Words Glue words are words that the reader has...
by Zoe M. McCarthy | Nov 29, 2018 | Writing
Editing programs such as ProWritingAid will help you catch these problems. For most of them you can use your word processor‘s Find tool to search for the problems. Problem 1: A character is going to do an action. Examples: He was going to make retribution. Better: He...
by Zoe M. McCarthy | Nov 22, 2018 | Stories
Happy Thanksgiving. Today I share a short story from my book, Crumbled, Tumbled, humbled—Saved. The (Grape)Fruit of the Spirit Charles called to Marilyn in the shower. “There’s a message from yesterday on the answering machine saying the citrus is here. I’m...
by Zoe M. McCarthy | Nov 15, 2018 | Writing
I could enjoy the book I’m reading more if the characters would stop being contortionists. Every time they do the impossible, they pull me out of the story. This happened so often that I turned to see who published the book. I was surprised. It was a small but...
by Zoe M. McCarthy | Nov 8, 2018 | Writing
Just when you thought it was safe to write a word or abbreviation a certain way the guidelines change. Yes, trends exist for how to write words. Also, different publishing houses have different guidelines. You may research the word and become confused or unsure....
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