I have pulled the 'old' version of 'The Brick' from Amazon while I continue to not only edit it again but re-write and expand on several subjects. A lot of the old story had many minor errors- mainly comma issues - but it was readable. A harsh grammar teacher would have slapped me for submitting it,... Sign in to see full entry.
Tuesday, January 11, 2022
Monday, January 10, 2022
I can't recall what book I read of James Scott Bell that started me following his blog, but I am glad that I did. He sends out an email every few weeks. Some are interesting, and some aren't, but the advice might be worth as much as you paid for it if the email is free. In this last email, he talks... Sign in to see full entry.
Sunday, January 9, 2022
Hear! Hear! or Here! Here!
Have you ever wondered which is correct? This article on Grammarly explains the situation. Sign in to see full entry.
Wednesday, January 5, 2022
I am about done with the re-edit of 'The Totally Unnecessary Death of Amanda Dawn.' That story has been sitting on the Amazon shelf for three years, but when I saw a renewed interest in it, I decided to give it a clean-up. It wasn't a grammatically bad thing, but I did find several 'missing words'... Sign in to see full entry.
Tuesday, December 28, 2021
Hair-brained vs. Hare-brained?
A friend asked me to 'settle an argument.' Was the proper spelling hare-brained or hair-brained? While I have seen it both ways, the most widely accepted version is 'hare-brained.' Hare and rabbits are not the most intelligent animal in the world. Thus they lend their name to the 'less than... Sign in to see full entry.
This is last weeks Grammarly report. This was mainly going over Lisa's story. GRAMMARLY WRITING STREAK 116 weeks 130 Next Achievement See all achievements › PRODUCTIVITY You were more productive than 91% of Grammarly users. 11,754 words checked DEC 05 12 DEC 19 26 MASTERY You were more accurate than... Sign in to see full entry.
Friday, December 17, 2021
The G&G Method Laid Out
From my book on 'Pantsing,' this is the way I do my editing. It is not always 100% grammar school approved, but it gets you there. The 'G&G Method' of Editing One of the quickest ways to get bad reviews is to send up a poorly edited manuscript. In late 2015, I accidentally sent up the first draft of... Sign in to see full entry.
Thursday, December 16, 2021
Story Arcs
This is from my 11,500 booklet on 'So You Wanna Be A Pantser...' Story Arcs You would suppose that there would be no difference between a story arc for a plotter versus a story arc for a pantser. I would say there is a tremendous difference between the two. If you are plotting out your storyline,... Sign in to see full entry.
Tuesday, December 14, 2021
Writer's Block and Other Issues Anyone who writes anything beyond a note to their Aunt Bessie will run into the wall that is 'writer's block.' It happens to everyone. When the mind gets tired of a subject, it will just decide it can't work on the topic at hand and shut down. When this first happened... Sign in to see full entry.
Monday, December 13, 2021
More from my booklet on 'Pantsing.' 'Pantsing' Isn't For Everyone Before I lay out any more about becoming a pantser, you need to know the pantsing pitfalls. If you look up the term in a search engine, one of the first problems you'll see listed will be that you will get stuck. I'll be honest with... Sign in to see full entry.