by Mel Wicks | Apr 27, 2019 | Writing Tips
I am. Next time I hear someone say “His performance like literally blew me away”. . . . or. . . . “I was so embarrassed, I literally died,” I’m going to puke my guts out — figuratively speaking. I am sick to death...
by Mel Wicks | Dec 31, 2017 | Writing Tips
I see it the whole time. Websites, blogs, emails – you name it – with sloppy writing, flabby sentences and way too much jargon. But there’s one writing crime that really gets up my nose. Lazy repetition. It drives me NUTS! I came across this the...
by Mel Wicks | Oct 21, 2017 | Writing Tips
When you talk. . .you pause for breath. (Unless you’re the type of person who says so much in one go that at some point you just have to stop and inhale before you pass out.) Sometimes you pause. . .for emphasis. Or clarity. It’s similar when you write....