by adrianjsmith | Dec 4, 2013 | Grammar Rules of the Week, Writing Goodies!
There was no Grammar Wednesday last week due to Thanksgiving and travel. This week we’ll focus on what that is consistently incorrect in many things that I edit. One would thing that it would be easy because “it’s” is a contraction of “it...
by adrianjsmith | Dec 1, 2013 | Books, Dying Embers
Today is one of those days that I will forever remember. December 1, 2013 marks so many milestones in my life that to put one above the other is completely impossible. There are two very important ones that I want to talk about. Family is something extremely important...
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...
