Learn about punctuation in fiction

Hone your writing and editing craft with articles, books, webinars, booklets and audio content dedicated to helping you solve punctuation problems in fiction.

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Articles about punctuation in fiction

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Free booklet: How to use apostrophes in fiction writing

Apostrophes confound some authors. Not knowing how to use them doesn’t mean you’re a bad writer, but getting them wrong can distract a reader and alter the meaning of what you want to say. This booklet shows you how to get it right. 

Books about punctuation for fiction editors and authors

​Hone your novel line craft

Want to do your own line editing? This 74K-word book shows you how.

Learn how to punctuate for sense, mood and rhythm

This fiction-editing guide shows authors and editors how to use different types of punctuation in a novel.

​I go beyond publishing-industry conventions and teach you how to play with punctuation so that your prose is clear but laced with mood and rhythm too.

Andy Maslen, bestselling crime author

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YOUR EDITS ARE, AS ALWAYS, SO VERY GOOD
  • I’m just now looking at your edits and, as always, they are so very good. Once again, you’ve retained the essence and helped me deliver the prose sharply.

DAVID UNGER, MYSTERY WRITER

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Free webinar on punctuating dialogue

How to punctuate dialogue in a novel

This 20-minute webinar shows fiction writers and editors how to punctuate dialogue in a novel according to publishing-industry convention. 

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Listen to The Punctuation Collection

Listen to these episodes of The Editing Podcast in which Denise and Louise discuss how to use various punctuation marks.