Hello, I’m Traceywordsmith. In case you're not entirely convinced, I thought it might be helpful to explain why getting your writing...

Seventh Circle: Using Emojis To Sum Up Feelings or Events That Are Way Too Complicated for Emojis To Sum Up "So you thought you were...

I’ve always wanted to be a writer. When I was in my teens, once I’d grown too ‘big boned’ (that’s what my mum called it; bless her!) to...

Poor Word Smith. She’s devastated. She’s been told today that I’m not well enough to go and live and train as a guide dog puppy. ...

Write, they say. Write like you write Facebook posts – they make us laugh. Or better still, write like you write your letters; we love...

Sixth Circle: Misused Apostrophes Ok, so we’re really getting to the nub of the grammar nerd’s idea of purgatory. We’ve reached the 6th...

What's in a Name? No, not Cagney and Lacey. They’re old time detectives, silly. Disney and Lacey. They're my parents. My proud mum and...

Fourth Circle: Hated Abbreviations "ICYMI, this level is for people who use OPAs (off-putting abbreviations) to show off their supposed...

Third Circle: Unnecessary Use of Quotation Marks They may think they’re getting off the "hook,” but in this level quote marks are used as...

Second Circle of Hell: The Serial Comma “One half of this circle is populated by souls who are cursed to make arguments that nobody cares...