Tag: comma splice

Editing, Emotions, Fiction Writing, Grammar & Punctuation, Words

All Caps, Multiple Exclamation Points, & the Interrobang

by Lisa • March 12, 2018 • 2 Comments

The words your character just yelled are so very important, and you want to be sure those who will be reading your story notice them. How do you draw attention to those words? How do you convey their importance to your readers?

Comma Splices

by Lisa • March 6, 2016 • 1 Comment

If I were to have a nightmare, I’m pretty sure that it would be about commas. There are so many rules about how to use this little punctuation mark correctly that it can drive a person insane. Some of these rules are easy to remember though. What is a comma splice? Splice means to join…