Sep 24, 2011 · This has always been a curiosity for me too, but a recent publisher's house style guide gave me a great answer a few months ago that I've been using since. I'm not sure how …

Dec 13, 2009 · Maybe a moderator could move it there if they would be so kind, but I thought that my piece had much to do with word mechanics, becaause it pertained to the usage of words in …

Oct 3, 2020 · At the age of about six, I was taught that James' is correct and have stuck to it ever since. But this morning, I received a review of my latest story... and apparently apostrophes at …

Apr 6, 2013 · James Patterson, I think, just wants his novels to be easy to read for everybody, and that is why they are on the bestselling list. Plus he still has his own passion of writing. And it …

Dec 30, 2007 · James Michener used first person a lot in his novels to put himself at the periphery of the story. In "Tales of the South Pacific", he narrated most of the novel in 3rd person, but …

Nov 15, 2021 · Rules available: The Adventurer by James Chip For the past year or so I've been using this game as a writing tool and I really like it. All you need is a deck of playing cards and …

Oct 3, 2020 · Actually, we usually DO pronounce the extra 's.' For example, how would you say that Henry James wrote The Turning of the Screw? I reckon you wouldn't say, "Henry James …

Apr 2, 2000 · jamesavery is a member of Creative Writing Forums - Writing Help, Writing Workshops, & Writing Community. New Member, Male, 25

Jan 14, 2020 · "Hello, Alison." James greeted Alison with a big smile. (That tag—James greeted Alison with a big smile—is a complete sentence on its own. So it's separated from James's …

Jul 1, 2023 · In 1893, Sherlock Holmes and Henry James come to America together to solve the mystery of the 1885 death of Clover Adams, wife of the esteemed historian Henry Adams -- …