by adrianjsmith | Nov 25, 2013 | Uncategorized
Breaking through into the published world has been mostly pure luck for me. Staying in that world has been a series of mistakes, hundreds of thousands of questions that have even more answers, and trial and error. I am published through a small press publisher who...
by adrianjsmith | Nov 20, 2013 | Dying Embers, WIPpet Wednesdays
Sorry about missing last week. I couldn’t drag myself to the computer to do this (even though I skipped class and didn’t even have that to contend with). NaNoWriMo is going incredibly slow for me. Meaning, I’m not really writing lately. I need to fix...
by adrianjsmith | Nov 20, 2013 | Grammar Rules of the Week, Writing Goodies!
There is a massive issue when these two are mixed up, mainly because they mean the complete opposite. She stood apart of the crowd. She stood a part of the crowd. Both have very different meanings. “A part” means together and with, while...
by adrianjsmith | Nov 19, 2013 | Dying Embers
Tomorrow marks the first day of my blog tour for Dying Embers. There will be interviews, excerpts posted and spotlights all over the internet! Well, at least a small portion of the internet. I can’t tell you how excited I am for this book to come out (in both...
by adrianjsmith | Nov 13, 2013 | Grammar Rules of the Week, Uncategorized, Writing Goodies!
These are fun ones and are very often misused. I think the easiest way to differentiate is to just write sentences with them. EXAMPLES Peek a boo! I see you! The peak was over six thousand feet high. The concept piqued the child’s interest, so they gave the...
