Shortest Grammar Guide for Authors!

Most newspapers, academic papers, and textbooks don't use dialogue (conversation) in them. This is why most of us don't learn proper punctuation and grammar for writing conversations. As an author trying to write a novel, it's very important to write dialogues correctly. Imagine your English teacher reading your sloppy book someday—wouldn't she be upset? She might point out the missed quotation marks or misplaced commas, diminishing the impact of your story.

Authors don't have to be experts ...