Rob’s Megaphone

Rob’s Rules for Writing
(This deep-links post revisits some of my previous posts)
Good writing requires tools, rules, and jewels.
 I hope you’ll find a new tool here to help craft your next masterpiece. Many of us have the same tools in our writing toolbox, but some may have gotten a little rusty. Rules were made to be [...]

Do you have style?  Let’s find out.
Take a glance at some rules of style. Have you ever wondered why it’s correct to write 1600 Pennsylvania “Ave.”, but Montague “Avenue.” Both forms of avenue in the preceding examples are correct. On the other hand, the following forms of avenue are incorrect: 1600 Pennsylvania “Avenue” and [...]