FUNNY YOU SHOULD ASK

Dear FYSA

I am a bestselling author and have been asked to teach a writing seminar at a conference. I was flattered and excited so I accepted. But—and no one knows this except for my agent and editor—I am terrible with some aspects of grammar, especially homonyms and homophones. Should I be up front about this?

Sincerely, Write Right

Dear Write Right,

Argh! I know, right? Why can’t we all just have Lynne Truss on speed dial and she can be like, “There, there, they’re there!” It’s all so confusing, because homophones have the same pronunciation,