Writing Tips and Whatnots

Ah, the tricky semicolon, that little comma with the dot on top that many–including newspaper reporters, editors and columnists–are never sure when to use and when to not. I’m always amazed whenever I see a semicolon improperly placed in a sentence when a comma, period or colon will do. The rules are easy, really: a semicolon is used to join…

The Internet has definitely made it easier for writers. A wealth of information is at a writer’s fingertips and it has provided a way to work from home from anyplace in the country — or even the world! But the Internet has also produced many armchair writers who either think that they understand grammar or believe that grammar rules don’t…