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====Be Consistent==== | ====Be Consistent==== | ||
Consistency applies to mechanics and style. Sentence structures should be parallel and whether using the oxford comma is right or wrong, the use of it or not should be consistent. It makes the writer more reliable and helps the reader to begin to distinguish the style of the writer. | Consistency applies to mechanics and style. Sentence structures should be parallel and whether using the oxford comma is right or wrong, the use of it or not should be consistent. It makes the writer more reliable and helps the reader to begin to distinguish the style of the writer. | ||
==Stylistic Advice== | ==Stylistic Advice<ref>http://www.authorhouseselfpublishing.com/authorhouse/writing-tips/your-writing-style-1</ref>== | ||
====Voice==== | ====Voice==== | ||
Just like when a person answers the phone and they recognize the sound of someone’s voice, the same applies to writing. Writing has to have voice and much of that depends on word choice, sentence structure etc. The voice<ref>http://grammar.quickanddirtytips.com/understanding-voice-and-tone-in-writing.aspx</ref> in writing can mean the difference between sounding like a twelve-year-old girl and a strict fifty-year-old English Teacher. Voice also conveys authority and [[expertise]]. | Just like when a person answers the phone and they recognize the sound of someone’s voice, the same applies to writing. Writing has to have voice and much of that depends on word choice, sentence structure etc. The voice<ref>http://grammar.quickanddirtytips.com/understanding-voice-and-tone-in-writing.aspx</ref> in writing can mean the difference between sounding like a twelve-year-old girl and a strict fifty-year-old English Teacher. Voice also conveys authority and [[expertise]]. | ||
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*Plagiarism<ref>http://www.plagiarism.org</ref> | *Plagiarism<ref>http://www.plagiarism.org</ref> | ||
*[[Identification]] | *[[Identification]] | ||
*Revise! Revise! Revise! <ref>http:// | *Revise! Revise! Revise! <ref>http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/561/05/</ref> | ||
==Helpful Sites and books== | ==Helpful Sites and books== | ||
*Absolute Write Forums [http://www.absolutewrite.com/forums/] | *Absolute Write Forums [http://www.absolutewrite.com/forums/] | ||