Big Red Pen Editing

It's been a while, but you can blame that on the book launch. But we have a new Quick Fix up that finishes our visit to verb tenses. Make sure you aren't using the wrong one! https://www.bigredpenediting.com//quick-fix-perfect-contin

Want to make your writing as perfect as it can be? Check out the new Quick Fix on perfect verb tense.

It might be tempting to throw an exclamation mark in whenever you want something to sound exciting, or even toss in a few when you really want to get your point across. But constantly using exclamation marks takes away their impact and messes with your tone. Worse, it breaks the reader's immersion. Can you think of other ways to convey excitement or importance in your writing?

A new Quick Fix to fill your brains with some more writing knowledge. We are going to cover how to properly conjugate your verbs, and we are starting with the easiest: simple verbs! https://www.bigredpenediting.com//28/quick-fix-simple-verbs

Do you ever take a word and make it into a noun? There's a technical name for that! In this blog, we talk about how to effectively used nominalizations in your work. https://www.bigredpenediting.com//what-the-heck-are-nomina

Do you know what a gerund is? Do you know how they are hurting your writing? Find out in this Quick Fix! https://www.bigredpenediting.com//2/1/21/quick-fix-gerunds

Want to make your writing more concise and readable? Understand how modal verbs can help you out! https://www.bigredpenediting.com//1//quick-fix-modal-verbs

New Quick Fix is up! Today we cover the sexy topic of auxiliary verbs. Go learn something to improve your writing. https://www.bigredpenediting.com//quick-fix-auxiliary-verbs

Being an editor can be a dangerous job! https://www.theonion.com/4-copy-editors-killed-in-ongoing-a

The best lesson you can learn? How to differentiate active and passive writing. Check out our new video! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B6E8JwvA0zM

Being able to differentiate between active and passive writing is one of the best things you can do to improve your writing. Check out our new blog and look for the video later today! https://www.bigredpenediting.com//active-vs-passive-writing

To complement yesterday's Quick Fix, I made another video all about the object. You have to know the basics before we get to the advanced stuff! https://youtu.be/jtYzSXSJfa0