Don’t make common grammatical errors.
There are lots of excellent writers who are poor grammarians. You may be one of those. But the editors you submit manuscripts to will probably never get far enough to know. Poor grammar or spelling will stop them before they find out how wonderful your manuscript is.
A synonym for a good writer is wordsmith. Does that word apply to you? Don’t submit an article until it does.
The term implies you are:
• Good with the writing craft, arranging your words (editors help with this all the time, but the less work your manuscript will be the more chance you have of getting it accepted)
• Good with grammar and spelling (get a good book and learn it). I have taught master's level courses and had students with terrible grammar.
Grammar and spelling are building blocks of the writing craft.
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A Practical, Random Guide for Writing and Communicating Well
Edit Yourself
This site lists general tips for writing (and speaking) well. It also addresses common errors and how to correct them, as well as vocabulary writers should know. The index below has links, in alphabetical order, for those words, phrases, and topics we've covered.
Writing Seminars
The author of this blog, Ken Horn, has conducted writing seminars for all kinds of groups, from local writing groups to national conferences. Specific groups addressed include: college seniors, doctoral students, missionaries (world and U.S.), chaplains, seminary classes, and more. Email for information: khorn@ag.org.
Email khorn@ag.org with your comments, suggested topics and questions. (Some emails may be posted.)
Index
- a whole 'nother (1)
- accuracy (3)
- adjectives (4)
- affect (1)
- anecdote (1)
- antidote (1)
- blogging (1)
- bloopers (3)
- character (1)
- content (6)
- conviction (1)
- could of (1)
- could've (1)
- creativity (2)
- deadlines (1)
- definitions (1)
- different from (1)
- different than (1)
- editing (2)
- effect (1)
- feedback (2)
- grammar (1)
- historic (1)
- historical (1)
- home in (1)
- hone in (1)
- ideas (1)
- influence (1)
- information (2)
- inspiration (1)
- interaction (1)
- interest (1)
- interviews (4)
- negativity (1)
- periodicals (2)
- positivity (2)
- preaching (2)
- principles (1)
- punctuation (1)
- quotes (6)
- reading (1)
- research (2)
- sampling (1)
- seasonal articles (1)
- sentences (3)
- speaking (1)
- spelling (1)
- style (4)
- submissions (4)
- tips (20)
- titles (5)
- verbs (1)
- vocabulary (1)
- wordsmith (1)
- writer-editor relationship (2)
- writing (2)
