Which is correct: That shirt smells of fish, or That shirt smells like fish?
Advancement
How do publishers calculate advances when they accept a book for publication?
Bad Habit
How can I stop over-using the word "very"?
Amazing Exploding Sentence
How can I break up a logjam in my novel?
Getting Serious
I'm having no luck at all getting agents or publishers interested in my book, a work of serious non-fiction. Are people not reading this kind of book any more?
Aggro
Why did my history prof take off marks for writing that a certain general in history was “aggravating”?
Double Standard
Why do literary agents’ requirements vary so much?
Sustenance
What are a few tips or exercises to keep us hardworking writers in shape?
Conditional Weather
What’s the difference between weather and weather conditions?
On and On
Is it okay to not like long sentences?
Being Sure
What is the difference between ensure and insure? Are there times when either one is okay?
Proofing Heads-up
Are expensive, last-minute proofing fees normal?
Zero Hour
How firm are a writer’s deadlines specified in the contract with a publisher?
Round Spherical Ring
Does the phrase 'centre around', as in “the conversation centred around issues of freedom,” bug anyone but me? A centre is a fixed spot, and other stuff moves around it, right?
Drilled
What makes grade 5 teachers so effective at imprinting on students their dogmatic, but incorrect, opinions on grammar and usage?
Rule of Law
Is there any difference between illegal and unlawful?
