Writing Advice

Mary Finch

Sep 7, 20233 min

Rhetoric for Writers 102: Writing with Repetition

In the 101 post, I introduced rhetoric as just being about patterns. What is the most basic of patterns? Repetition. “It was the best of...

Mary Finch

Jul 18, 20223 min

Rhetoric for Writers: Intro

Rhetoric is one of those things that seems intimidating until you unpack it, because once you unpack it you'll realize you already use...

Mary Finch

Jul 8, 20223 min

Line Editing 101

You finished your revisions and feel confident in your story, but you know your project still needs something before you can send it off...

Mary Finch

Jun 29, 20223 min

How to Find an Editor

You have your project and you know you have taken it as far as you can on your own. The next step before publishing is bringing in an...

Mary Finch

Jun 13, 20223 min

Revising 101

I talked about the different types of editing in my What is Editing? post, but I thought it would be worthwhile to dive more thoroughly...

Mary Finch

May 12, 20222 min

Comma Rule #1: In a List

Even though this is the most straightforward rule for comma use, there is some contention about it, and it gives us a great opportunity...

Mary Finch

Apr 28, 20222 min

Why Didn't Anyone Tell Me This About Commas?!

Sometimes, they are everywhere you look: around every corner, before every preposition, with each conjunction. You don't have to be scared!

Mary Finch

Apr 27, 20222 min

What is Editing?

After you put words on the page, any work you do to change those words is editing. When I teach writing, I teach the writing process with...