A common mistake in spoken English is to say ‘between you and I’, as in this sentence: ✗ It’s a tiny bit boring, between you and I. In standard English, it’s grammatically correct to say ‘between you and me’ and incorrect to say ‘between you and I’. The reason for this is that a preposition such as between should be followed by an objective pronoun (such as me, him, her, […]
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Break Story – A Definition By Lucy V. Hay I love the term ‘break story’ to describe the process of testing a new idea. (It’s borrowed from the building world, where you ‘break ground’ to lay the foundations of a building). Though I learned this in the screenwriting world, I discovered it works with all ideas. Now
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By Tanya Gold Common advice for writers is to read, read, and read more. Read voraciously. Read widely. You need to know your genre inside and out to write it well. The same advice should be given to developmental editors. Developmental editors should understand the kinds of books they are working on just as well
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