Writers Get Addicted to Things Not Just Drugs and Booze and Coffee

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Sometimes us writers become a little stylistic. We get addictions. We might fall in love with the ellipses or certain words. Or, we might forget things like what a comma splice is or—gasp—what a sentence is. Yes, I said it. Sometimes writers forget what it is to make an awesome sentence. So we’re here to … Continue reading

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