A Writer's Block: Robb Grindstaff

A Writer's Block: Robb Grindstaff

Self-editing grammar checklist

Stop giving your editor the itchies

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Robb Grindstaff
Jul 13, 2026
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Introduction

We don’t spend a lot of time in the grammar weeds on A Writer’s Block, but once in a while, the word nerd in me can’t be contained.

Today is one of those days.

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I won’t go into excruciating detail here, but I wanted to provide writers with a list of the most common grammatical issues I see when editing my cli…

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