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Fantasy Writers' Week 2022

Learn how to write an unforgettable fantasy novel.

If you're a fantasy writer, this is your chance to attend Fantasy Writers' Week, presented by ProWritingAid, where you'll hear from NY Times best-selling authors, attend workshops on creating magical systems, and learn how to write fantasy romance that sells! You'll also be able to connect with other fantasy authors through this better-than-ever fantasy writers' event.

I'll be there, and so will my client who sent me this link. Register now and reserve your spot. It begins tomorrow.

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I know we're almost a week into January, so pardon my tardiness. Beginning this year, my website's landing page will feature a different client each month.

In honor of our decade-long author-editor relationship, my very first client, Aubrey Graves, is "January 2022 Client of the Month." This paranormal investigator lives in Santa Cruz County in California, where she has written several books recounting her empathic journey between the land of the living and the land of the dead.

https//www.the-werd-nerd.com

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𝘍𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘴𝘩𝘦𝘥 𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘧-𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘶𝘴𝘤𝘳𝘪𝘱𝘵? Maybe now you need a manuscript evaluation.

𝘏𝘢𝘥 𝘢 𝘥𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘭𝘰𝘱𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘭 𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘵? Maybe you're ready for a copy and/or line edit.

𝙄 𝙖𝙢 𝙣𝙤𝙬 𝙖𝙘𝙘𝙚𝙥𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙣𝙚𝙬 𝙘𝙡𝙞𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙨 𝙩𝙤 𝙗𝙚𝙜𝙞𝙣 𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙠 𝙞𝙣 𝙢𝙞𝙙-𝘼𝙪𝙜𝙪𝙨𝙩.

(Check out my website for more information: www.the-werd-nerd.com)

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Believe in what you offer and you'll find your audience. I believe wholeheartedly in the services I offer and I know my target audience. 💪

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A(n) Historical Moment in the Use of a/an

We know that there’s a certain way to use a/an in our communication: 'a' should come before a consonant, and 'an' should come before a vowel

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Ergonomics at Home or at the Office

A lot of us are working from home this year, and we may not have the ideal ergonomic setup we had at our workplaces. For those of us who sit

A lot of us are working from home this year, and we may not have the ideal ergonomic setup we had at our workplaces.

For those of us who sit in front of a screen for a good portion of the day, here are some helpful tips to remember as we go about our days.

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𝑰 𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒖𝒆 𝒕𝒐 𝒘𝒓𝒊𝒕𝒆 𝒎𝒊𝒏𝒆 𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒚 𝒅𝒂𝒚. 𝑯𝒐𝒘 𝒂𝒃𝒐𝒖𝒕 𝒚𝒐𝒖?

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𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗢𝘅𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗱 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗮

It helps identify Karen's parents separately from JT & Dr. Ruth, instead of identifying her parents 𝑎𝑠 JT & Dr. Ruth. 🤦‍♀️

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Well, this is oddly specific and a tad disconcerting. Where are the commas? 😦

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Why, oh why, do apostrophes get misused like this? 😭

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Compound Adjectives Need To Be Hyphenated

A hyphen is needed between two words that function together as an adjective before the noun they describe, as in "My eleven-year-old daughte

Sun-kissed mountains, ten-dollar bills, eleven-year-old daughter . . . What do these have in common?

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What is a dangling modifier? A misplaced modifier? And why is there a dog 🦮? 🤷‍♀️

Do I need to know? The short answer is yes.

Dangling & Misplaced Modifiers

What in the world is a dangling modifier? What's a misplaced modifier? How do I avoid making these mistakes in my writing? Click here to fin

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🅗🅐🅟🅟🅨 🅕🅡🅘🅓🅐🅨!

🅷🅾🆆 🅳🅾 🆈🅾🆄 🅵🅴🅴🅻 🅰🅱🅾🆄🆃 🅲🅻🅾🆆🅽🆂?

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Oxford Comma Dispute Is Settled as Maine Drivers Get $5 Million (Published 2018)

And state lawmakers have dispensed with commas altogether in the relevant provision of the law.

One small mistake like this can cost a company millions.

I am a big fan of the Oxford comma. It completely eliminates ambiguity, leaving a reader satisfied with what he or she has read instead of questioning the content.

This company didn't fix their mistake with a comma, though. 🤔

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I wonder how true this is. 🤔