by adrianjsmith | Jul 3, 2013 | Grammar Rules of the Week, Uncategorized, Writing Goodies!
It is not OK. It is okay. ** It is not alright. It is all right. *** It is not wanna, gonna, coulda, shoulda, woulda. It is want to, going to, could have, should have, would have. (The only exception to these should be made in dialogue, or if you are planning some...
by adrianjsmith | Jul 1, 2013 | Uncategorized, Writing Goodies!
I have never been one for following social pressures or even glancing at social norms. I am the product of a strong female household that never struggled with striving to be exactly who we are and what we are, staying as true to our nature as possible. Which is...
by adrianjsmith | Jul 1, 2013 | Uncategorized, Writing Goodies!
Here’s what I’m doing today…I know you all want my life because I write all the time, but I do a lot of other stuff, too. 1. Edit for Sarah (9:00-10:00) 2. Edit for Kat (10:06-13:15) 3. Writing my writing group prompt (10:00-10:06) 4. Start Camp...
by adrianjsmith | Jun 27, 2013 | Uncategorized, Writing Goodies!
I do realize that I did not participate in WIP Wednesday yesterday. There is a reason. Anything that I wrote this entire week was entirely inappropriate for WIP Wednesday. I couldn’t even fudge it with only certain lines. The entire writing consisted of one...
by adrianjsmith | Jun 26, 2013 | Grammar Rules of the Week, Uncategorized, Writing Goodies!
So, you thought you were done with the last post? You’re not. There is one more. This person is slowly becoming more popular, but there are still a lot of readers and editors and publishers and betas and such and such that don’t like it. Do you know what...