Resources to guide you on your word quest
For writers
Why You Should Hide Your First Draft
The Book I Wrote in Two Months (and Why You’ll Never Read It)
There Are Probably Mistakes in This Post
How to Make Chores Interesting (to Read About)
Titles and Headings: Hi Lee Werth Cheking
File Down! Call for Backup!
Info in a Scene: How Much Is Too Much?
Which Editing Service Do You Need?
Should You End Your Book with a Cliffhanger?
Has All Fiction Already Been Done?
How to Make Your Scenes Work Together
How to Avoid Deus Ex Machina
How Long Should Your Book Be?
A Note on Commas
How to Stay Consistent with POV
My Owen Writting Mitsakes
How to Learn New Writing Skills
How to Avoid Repetition
Common Writing Issues
When to Tell Rather Than Show
Symbols in Writing (and Why I Hate Rainbows)
How to Keep Continuity Consistent
Learning from Our Past Writing
Characters as Quiz Contestants
Giving Your Characters Hard Choices
Showing Rather Than Stating Emotions
Making Sure Your Meaning’s Clear
How to Persuade Your Characters to Make an Unwelcome Choice
Are Your Characters in the Right Place at the Right Time too Often?
Tailbone Features: Essential Parts of Early Drafts
Giving Your Readers Space
Names, and How to Spell Them Correctly
Five Simple Errors to Look for in Your Writing
Common Issues with Quote Marks and Apostrophes
For editors and proofreaders
Review: The PTC’s ‘Essential Proofreading’ Course
How to Use Adobe Reader DC to Proofread PDFs
Titles and Headings: Hi Lee Werth Cheking
How to Target Your Searches in Word
Managing Anxiety by Reading Proof
Investing in Training: How Much Should You Spend?
(PTC Guest Post) My First Year as a Freelance Proofreader
Staying on Target with an Accountability Group
My First Time Attending the CIEP Annual Conference
Turning Off Track Changes (Without Meaning To)
Well-Tempered Tips
How to Use (or Misuse!) the Tab Key
Using Word’s Keyboard Shortcuts
Downloads
Word Shortcut Training