Using Grammar as Your Creative Toolbox with Patty McGee

304 / Are you curious how understanding grammar—not just as a set of rules but as a tool for creative expression—can transform your writing and help you find your unique author voice?

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We talked with Patty McGee, a literary consultant and author of Not Your Granny’s Grammar to unpack why grammar isn’t about memorizing rules, but about developing your unique voice. 

Patty shared tips on building foundational skills, using grammar to enhance your writing’s rhythm, and why it’s totally normal to make mistakes. 

• Finding your writing voice through sentence rhythm
• Overcoming grammar embarrassment as an author
• Practical resources for learning grammar
• Effective strategies for giving and receiving feedback  
• Trends in grammar and punctuation in modern writing

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