Want to Make Money Writing? Understand How Language Works

Don’t break the rules until you OWN them

In 2013, this image made me chuckle. It still does. Artist unknown.

You won’t make a fortune as a writer if you don’t understand how language works and why that’s important. It’s pointless to argue that one use of a word or phrase is absolutely correct and all other forms are dead wrong. There is often no perfect rule for writing or even punctuating sinc…