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Polishing your dialogue punctuation is an easy way to make your manuscript look professional and keep who’s saying what clear for your reader.

Jade May is empowering her readers

This author of spicy contemporary romance is bringing pleasure out of the shadows.

Get a handle on how to use en and em dashes in fiction and non-fiction books.

Confused about how to use hyphens in sentences? Here’s my guide to hyphens, with plenty of tips and examples to help you out.

The Swedish crime novelist shares how her career in forensic psychiatry shapes her writing and offers tips for aspiring crime writers.

Good news: these tips don’t involve any writing!