Do your figures of speech make daisies seem stale?
by Andy Scheer
“Never use a metaphor, simile, or other figure of speech which you are used to seeing in print.” —George Orwell
I contemplated that advice as I reviewed the Christian Writers Guild’s Apprentice course. Its … Continue reading
Sometimes a word wanders from the one it should stay close to.
by Andy Scheer
If you’ve ever watched Mary Poppins, you’ve received fair warning about dangling modifiers.
Been a few years since you’ve seen it? Let me remind you of its grammatical humor.
Bert the chimney sweep (Dick Van Dyke) tells Uncle Albert (Ed … Continue reading