Tag: syntax

• The Hyphen, The En Dash, and The Em Dash

  I have had a lot of people tell me they don’t know the difference between a hyphen, an en dash, and an em dash, so here’s my first post in a while. (And I apologize for not posting lately. I’ve been so focused on writing my books and freelancing that I’ve barely had time to […]

  Allison Williford

  October 29, 2022

  writing

  Chicago Manual of Style, em dash, en dash, grammar, hyphen, punctuation, syntax

• Finding Your Voice as a Writer

  Voice. Find your voice as a writer, they say. What exactly does that mean? You may be struggling to find your own unique voice as a writer and author, trying to find what makes your work different, what makes it stand out. Voice, essentially, is the unique mixture of vocabulary, syntax, tone, and point of […]

  Allison Williford

  March 9, 2022

  writing

  author, description, novel, story, syntax, vocabulary, voice, writing, writing advice, writing tips

• Grammar vs. Syntax

  As a writer (or even if you’re just an English nerd), you’ve probably heard the terms grammar and syntax thrown about. But what are they, exactly? Ultimately, grammar is a defined set of rules for how a sentence should be structured. Subject verb object. (Unless, of course, you’re Yoda: Object, subject verb.) But what about […]

  Allison Williford

  August 12, 2021

  writing

  grammar, grammar explained, grammar rules, morphology, phonology, semantics, syntax, writing, writing rules