Look at these: – – —. In order, they are hyphen, en dash, em dash. The hyphen is next to the zero; the en dash (on my Mac) is Option+hyphen; the em dash is Shift+Option+hyphen.
Dashes of Drama and Utility
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The Record of Your Gratitude
A journal. It’s an odd thing to be grateful for. And yet, it is journals like William Bradford’s that share the secrets of life. Journals contain stories of lessons learned, results of roads less traveled, and conclusions of decisions that some would probably not make again.
Follow YOUR Writing Process
Writing can’t be done without going through certain stages. All writers go through their own unique writing processes before they make their final drafts. Usually, writers start with choosing topics and brainstorming, and then they may outline their papers, and compose sentences and paragraphs to make a rough draft. After they make a rough draft, writers may begin revising their work by adding more sentences, or removing sentences. Writers may then edit their rough draft by changing words and sentences that are grammatically incorrect or inappropriate for a topic
Practicing Show, Don’t Tell
Summer is a great time to explore our creativity and stretch our writing skills. We can get out into the sun and nature, smell the flowers, daydream under the clouds, and make use of the long summer days to chase adventure and catch up on our big writing projects.
How and Why to Use Active Voice
By Marshall Haley
As writers, we hope to keep readers’ attention long enough to convey our message, right? Well, there’s a simple tool to do that. It’s called active voice.
Train To Do The Unforgettable
By The Summit University Team
Climbers aspiring to ascend Mount Everest don’t just take a few weeks off work, fly to Nepal, travel overland to one of the Everest base camps, meet their guides and start climbing…
The Privilege of Audience
By Patrick Rogers
Have you ever mused on the great privilege it is to have someone, anyone, read what you write? The written word is a gift to others when we craft our art using specific criteria. Here’s how!
Using Quotation Marks Correctly
By The Summit University Team
Punctuation is our favorite topic, right? Well… maybe not. Nevertheless, we writers need to master the ins and outs of punctuation if we wish to master our craft. So, in the spirit of learning good punctuation, we’ll be examining punctuation puzzles over the course of our next few Writers’ Guild newsletters. And since punctuation in the English language is quite detailed, we are going to try to keep the subject as straightforward as possible by addressing one punctuation mark at a time.
Why Should I Care About Headline Writing?
By The Summit University Team
Writing interesting headlines is both an art and a science. Volumes have been written on this learnable skill. But why should I learn how to write headlines, you may ask. Well, do you send emails? Do you post anything on social media that you would like others to view or read? Do you ever write anything that you share with others? If your answer is yes to any of the above, knowing what makes up a good headline and what doesn’t is something you’ll appreciate today.
Write The Story Of Your Life!
By Lindsey Wells
We are both learners and teachers in life. Here’s one woman’s musical journey beginning with one and ending with the other!