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Comma Usage Made Simple Comma Usage Made Simple Copyright 2005, Michael LaRocca Don't they drive you nuts? You can visit all the rules of style you want, and you can read all the books and articles you want. You'll still be confused. You'll see inconsistency.... ( added 4 years 53 days ago.)

Voice in Narrative and Dialogue Voice in Narrative and Dialogue A Contrast Of Writing Styles Copyright 2005, Michael LaRocca One of the nice things about being an author is that we can break any rule we want. (I just did.) It's part of our job description. Language changes... ( added 4 years 53 days ago.)

Print On Demand - A Definition and a Comparison Print On Demand - A Definition and a Comparison Copyright 2005, Michael LaRocca The purpose of this article is to consider Print-On-Demand publishing as an alternative for the aspiring author. It has its strengths and its weaknesses. You may... ( added 4 years 53 days ago.)

Apostrophe Usage Made Simple Apostrophe Usage Made Simple Copyright 2005, Michael LaRocca According to one of my previous articles, whenever a Southerner says "Y'all watch this," get out of the way because those are probably the last words he will ever say. Well, I'm a... ( added 4 years 53 days ago.)

Common Writing Mistakes Most books aren't rejected because the stories are "bad." They're rejected because they're not "ready to read." In short, minor stuff like typos, grammar, spelling, etc. I don't mean places where we, as authors, deliberately break the rules.... ( added 4 years 66 days ago.)