Tag: writing
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Personable perspectives: point of view
Those of you die-hard Impers (fan club name suggestions welcomed!) will have seen a previous article on language conventions where we briefly touched on the topic of point of view. In this article, we’ll be going over first, second, third and all other peoples with a fine tooth comb, working out the specifics, rules and…
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Common grammar mistakes
Hey, we’ve all been there – ‘fellowing up’ on an email only to realise an embarrassing formatting error, or skimming an online article and having a cheeky smug moment at spotting an incorrectly spelt word. Just me then? There are so many different, often conflicting rules of language that are just waiting to trip up…
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References or ‘dating’ a work
Every generation to ever exist has fallen foul of outdated references – a quip that was played to raucous applause on television now getting a groan, a funny name for an everyday object having people confused rather than chortling, or some other example of ‘kids these days’ being ‘too cool for school’. I’m going to…
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Why did my writing get rejected?
We’ve previously covered how to deal with rejections from publishers, but addressing the reasoning behind rejected work can help you address the issues and give it another round of editing before slinging it out back into the world, where hopefully it’ll land this time! The writing process (and the rejection process) will look different for…
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Getting it done: more ways to practise writing
There was so much to cover last time that there’s enough for two whole articles on best writing practise! This isn’t just an overspill – just like last time, hopefully these tips, tricks and oft-quoted advice sprinkled with a lot more practical application will be of use in creating a writing habit. If not, then…
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Uncapatalising: the lowercase trend
i may be a little late to the party on this one, but particularly at the start of 2025 (and even before then), there was a notable uptick in lower-case only writing across the internet and in print media too. this article attempts to answer the question: what was up with that? you don’t need…
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