Dara Johnson

Editing enthusiast, lover of language, and lifelong learner

[Dara Johnson @DaraGJohnson]

Sometimes I feel like #writing takes a lot of 🎀s. You get your MS wrapped up in a beautiful 🎀, only to have to dig into it over and over again. You constantly stick new 🎀s on it until finally, it's finished. But there's something beautiful about that. #WritingCommunity

[Dara Johnson @DaraGJohnson]

Did you know you should use "in to" if the verb before it usually goes along with "in" as a phrasal verb, but you should use "into" if you need a preposition? https://t.co/Rv11WnyUXB
#WritingCommunity #writingtips #amwriting #amediting

[Dara Johnson @DaraGJohnson]

Did you know that when writing a specific region (like "southern Utah"), you don't capitalize it unless it's connected to some historical, political, or specific regional contexts (like "Southern California)?
#chicagomanualofstyle 8.47
#WritingCommunity #writingtips

[Dara Johnson @DaraGJohnson]

Did you know you don't have to use periods when you abbreviate US? #chicagomanualofstyle sure doesn't! (10.32)
#WritingCommunity #writingtips #amediting #amwriting

[Dara Johnson @DaraGJohnson]

@EmmaJeanAuthor Little Women. It gave me the courage to read the classics and to be myself ❤️

[Dara Johnson @DaraGJohnson]

The best way to kill your darlings: press delete, shut your laptop, and go eat some ice cream so you never have to think about it again 🍦☺️
#writingtips #WritingCommunity #amwriting #amediting #wordcounts

[Dara Johnson @DaraGJohnson]

There's something so satisfying about resolving that last tracked change!!! 🙌🎉
#amediting #amwriting #WritingCommunity

[Dara Johnson @DaraGJohnson]

@WriterlyTweets Friend-zoning gone wrong: received apple pie 🥧🍏🤷‍♀️
#writingcommmunity #writingprompt #6words

[Dara Johnson @DaraGJohnson]

Just curious . . . Does your author persona match a character/vibe in your book???

#writingcommmunity #amwriting #amediting #author #smartmarketing

[Dara Johnson @DaraGJohnson]

@aimealleycard Not Friday, but I'm pretty sure I'm still stuck in a Friday state of mind... Also suuuuper ready for Christmas 🎄⛄🦌

[Dara Johnson @DaraGJohnson]

@matterofmichael WOOOOHOOOOOOO!!!!!!!

[Dara Johnson @DaraGJohnson]

don't mind me . . . just over here appreciating the power of a comma at the moment
#grammarnerd #amwriting #amediting #editor #punctuationsaveslives

[Dara Johnson @DaraGJohnson]

@1LegendaryBlack @Reveal_House This is awesome!

[Dara Johnson @DaraGJohnson]

@viktorijandz @sarah_ridolfi Ditto to this! @sarah_ridolfi you're an inspiration!!!

[Dara Johnson @DaraGJohnson]

@MaryLoveWriter Haha, I love it!

[Dara Johnson @DaraGJohnson]

Did you know, if you're under a word count, one of the best ways to say it short and sweet is to cut straight to the specifics? Moving from generalities to specifics makes writing redundant and lengthy.
#amwriting #amediting #WritingCommunity #writingtip

[Dara Johnson @DaraGJohnson]

Did you know, whenever you write the name of a city and then a state, you should put a comma after the state (whether it's abbreviated or not!)?
#chicagomanualofstyle #amwriting #amediting #grammarnerd #writingtips

[Dara Johnson @DaraGJohnson]

@SamyraTell @ken_fosse These sound absolutely amazing!

[Dara Johnson @DaraGJohnson]

@Wetdarkandwild Not sure if it's on Audible or not, but Before We Were Yours by Lisa Wingate is AMAZING!

[Dara Johnson @DaraGJohnson]

@Rhys_Keller Fablehaven was one of my favorites at about that age!

[Dara Johnson @DaraGJohnson]

@TheHistoryQuill Definitely LOVE Before We Were Yours by Lisa Wingate. It's incredibly compelling and eye-opening!