10 November 2014

Penguin Random House Copy Chief Dishes Out Useful, Witty Advice For Good Writing





Penguin Random House has recently published an article written by its VP Executive Managing Editor & Copy Chief Benjamin Dreyer on its Medium account, which features an “A to X” list of writing advice for authors.



Highlighting common grammatical errors to words that are frequently confused for each other, this guide is a surprisingly enlightening one, even for those of us who write for a living.



For instance, do you know that, “bears are grizzly; crimes are grisly. Cheap meat, of course, is gristly”?



Read the entire article here—which of these mistakes have you been making in your writing?



[via Penguin Random House’s Medium account]