The Tool-Kit: Sentences
SENTENCE STRUCTURE : have you ever thought about the order in which you put the elements of a long sentence? An exploration of what's going on.
LONG SENTENCES and why you should use them : there's a prevailing orthodoxy that short sentences are punchier and more pacy. Here's why I think it's largely not true, and certainly not that simple.
STRUCTURING AND PUNCTUATING A SENTENCE : an example from my own work
SENTENCE YOGA : the one about the more-than-eighty (yes, eighty) ways round to write the same simple sentence. The post otherwise known as A Million Little Versions
FREE INDIRECT STYLE : what it is and how to use it : the huge advantage we have over the playwrights and scriptwriters, so why wouldn't you exploit all the things it can do?
DANGLING PARTICIPLES AND MODIFIERS : what they are, how they happen, and how to sort them out. (£)
WHAT IS PASSIVE VOICE : and why are you told to avoid it? : and why it's actually a vital tool in your toolkit.
VERBAL NOUNS : how do they work and why does it matter? (£)
PHRASAL VERBS : and why they’re important for your editing (£)
MAY vs MIGHT : the confusion even some of the most knowledgeable writers still suffer from.
Itchy Bitesized 14: "EFFECT" vs "AFFECT"
Itchy Bitesized 28: STARTING A SENTENCE WITH ‘BUT’ OR ‘AND’
SPELLCHECKERS, GRAMMAR CHECKERS AND MIGHTY THESAURI: how to make them your servant, not your master. (£)
