When you're new to writing, you'll eventually hear the adage, "show, don't tell." You may understand how it's helpful--the readers get to...

"You don't trust your reader." If you've gotten this comment from a reader or fellow writer, there's a chance you may have squinted and...

You heard them all the time in high school or Writing 101 classes--"common writing advice." But are they really all that common and are...