In various Facebook writing groups, I’ve seen people ask several times why non-native English speakers decide to use it as their fiction language of choice.
Category: purple prose

Purple Prose Cause #4: Figuring Things out on the Page
There is nothing wrong with the “pantsing” approach. Getting everything out of your brain and onto the page can be a valuable step in the

Purple Prose Cause #3: The Author’s own Amusement Gets in the Way
This is the third installment in my series about purple prose and strategies for editing it out of your writing. You can read this one

Purple Prose Cause #1: A Misinterpretation of the Phrase “Show, Don’t Tell”
My general approach to both writing and editing is less is definitely more. I like tight writing that doesn’t waste any ink or a reader’s