The introductory phrase can be a bit confusing, but it's probably one of the easiest rules to remember. EXAMPLE: 1. If...
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Grammar Wednesday: Comma–parenthetical phrase
A parenthetical is easy. If it could go into parenthesis, a.k.a if it makes not difference to the meaning behind the...
Grammar Wednesday: COMMA–participle phrase
Participle phrases can be a bit tricky. Basically, if you have a sentence with an "ing" word in it, you need to pay...
Fucking Fucks! (Cursing in exposition)
I need to preface this post with the fact that I am NOT against cursing in books. So, I am NOT against cursing in...
Writing brings people together…
Yesterday, I spent the day at the Dallas Sci-fi Expo/Comic con. It was an amazing experience. I met actors from my...
Hearing about an unpubbed writer who replies to rejections with reasons why the editor/agent is wrong.
This is one of my favorite tumblr pages of all time. Granted, I don't really tumblr, but if you're an author or...
Grammar Wednesday: COMMA–compound sentence
A compound sentence is made of two independent clauses. That means, in the basics, each part of the sentence can stand...
Simple Advice
I am what most people consider somewhat prolific. I produce a lot of story over a little amount of time. This is...
Grammar Wednesday: COMMA–dialogue tag
To start off my "Grammar Wednesday," I figured I would start with commas. They seem to be one of the biggest issues...
Things to know when writing…
- You will always offend someone. - You will never please all your readers. - You can only fully satisfy yourself, but...
Gingerman Monday
So I'm at the bar, again, and my bartender is shocked that I'm writing in a notebook today! He says I'm going old...
Monday Morning
Good morning folks! (so long as you're on my side of the world). It's 9am and it's one of my favorite times of the...
Writing Time!
This is one of my favorite places to come and to write. Every Sunday night I'm here to write and Mondays with my...