Direct salutations occur mainly in dialogue when one character is calling another by a specific name. Now, this can be...
Grammar Wednesday: COMMA–Introductory/Concluding phrases and words
The introductory phrase can be a bit confusing, but it's probably one of the easiest rules to remember. EXAMPLE: 1. If...
Writing and Book Launching!
This world has been crazy the past few weeks for me. I am writing, though not on fiction (unless you are atheist, then...
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...
One up, One down
I finished writing chapter 4 of the super secret project that's not so secret yesterday. It took longer than I...
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...
Amazon.com: Katherine’s review of Forever Burn
meanie Katherine might possibly have made a few tears roll down my cheek. I don't know how I am blessed with such...
Simple Advice
I am what most people consider somewhat prolific. I produce a lot of story over a little amount of time. This is...
DV 101
Guess who's writing! Oh right, that's me! I've been writing a lot of today. Here's a pic of the first chapter of my...
February Goals!
February is fast and coming. AKA THAT'S TOMORROW! Yikes! I have two goals for Feb. I'm changing it up from my...
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...
Hello!
Welcome to the wonderful world of my blog! I just found out today, from my amazing and awesome publisher, that my...