Once your book sells very well, what do you call it: best seller, bestseller, or best-seller? As is the case with so many things in the English language, multiple versions are acceptable. Look, for example, at the names for the following lists: The New York Times Best Sellers Wall Street Journal Best Sellers Barnes &…
Which is correct?
Which is correct: simpler or more simple?
Many years ago I took a two-day course on Chicago Manual of Style. It was a great review of high school English classes and I learned much more than I expected. The lesson that stood out to me the most was that grammar and usage is, for the most part, a relative science. There are…
Which is correct: nonfiction or non-fiction (with a hyphen?)
As I write about my journey as a writer, I find myself referring to nonfiction with and without a hyphen. I must have grown up hyphenating non-fiction, but I see it presented both ways. Here are a few ways to find a definitive answer to whether there should be a hyphen in nonfiction: Does Amazon…
