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Contents of Grammar for Fiction Writers

• Part One: Punctuation Basics
• Chapter 1 – Possessives vs. Contractions
• Chapter 2 – Comma Problems
• Chapter 3 – Dashes, Semicolons, and Ellipses—Oh My!
• Chapter 4 – How to Format Your Dialogue
• Chapter 5 – Take It to the Page: Part One
• Part Two: Knowing What Your Words Mean and What They Don’t
• Chapter 6 – Commonly Confused Words
• Chapter 7 – Imaginary Words and Phrases
• Chapter 8 – Crutch Words
• Chapter 9 – Weak Words
• Chapter 10 – Connotation vs. Denotation
• Chapter 11 – Take It to the Page: Part Two
• Part Three: Grammar Rules Every Writer Needs to Know and Follow
• Chapter 12 – Passive Voice vs. Active Voice
• Chapter 13 – Subject–Verb Agreement
• Chapter 14 – Double Negatives
• Chapter 15 – Don’t Get Tense
• Chapter 16 – Lack of Parallelism
• Chapter 17 – Woe Is Me: Dealing With I/Me, Who/Whom, and That/Which/Who
• Chapter 18 – Take It to the Page: Part Three
• Part Four: Special Challenges for Fiction Writers
• Chapter 19 – Dangling Participles and Misplaced Modifiers
• Chapter 20 – Reversing Cause and Effect
• Chapter 21 – Are Your Characters Doing the Impossible?
• Chapter 22 – Orphaned Dialogue and Pronouns
• Chapter 23 – Take It to the Page: Part Four
• Part Five: “Rules” You Can Safely Ignore When Writing Fiction
• Chapter 24- Grammar Taboos That Aren’t