The most important element in good writing is content, having something to say and saying it well. Nevertheless, surface matters. At college and also in the workplace, the effectiveness of good content can be significantly diminished by flawed form or careless presentation. Over four years, a writing-intensive liberal arts curriculum provides abundant opportunities for honing writing skills. Within that larger context, this little book is designed to provide quick reference and some useful strategies for dealing with a number of common trouble spots. It is not intended to be a replacement for the standard handbooks, and it does not address larger revision issues such as organization, coherence, or development. In the long, complex process of becoming a competent and confident writer, though, mastery of just these few conventions represents a giant step, one guaranteed to set you apart. Go for it! 

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• Affect or Effect?

• Apostrophes 

• Colons

• Comma? No Comma?

• Dash

• Definitely

• Documentation

• Ellipsis

• Etc.

• Fragments

• Numbers

• Paragraphs

• Parallel Structure

• Passive Voice

• Pronouns

• Quotation, Paraphrase or Summary

• Run-ons

• Semicolons

• Tense Shifts

• Titles

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