As I sit here at not even 7am with my daughter watching Moana for the six millionth time, I'm annoyed. Not because of Moana, not because of time with my daughter, because 5am-7am is supposed to be my writing time, especially on Sunday mornings and since daylight savings, my kids have been waking up when … Continue reading Non-existent mornings #ROW80 #NaNoWriMo
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#ROW80 update, week 3 round up #NaNoWriMo
Whew! It's been an insane week. I decided after much thought and listening to my muse, the story, and my spouse, that I needed to expand Glacial Freeze (this is not the final title). So I added 5 chapters to it Thursday-Saturday and turned it into a 55k word novel from it's 39k word novella. … Continue reading #ROW80 update, week 3 round up #NaNoWriMo
#ROW80 update and heading straight into #NaNoWriMo
I did not update this week, which is my bad, but this week had shit hit the fan hard. It's too long and too personal to explain, but let me start by saying I'm so grateful to have a therapy appointment on Monday. It will be well-utilized. Quite a lot has also happened in this … Continue reading #ROW80 update and heading straight into #NaNoWriMo
Be kind, Rewind! #writingtip
A few years ago, my spouse was starting a new job with a new manager and this said manager kept getting frustrated with my spouse. You see, my spouse has a couple common phrases that he says ALL the time and one of those phrases is "Sure, sure." So every time this manager would ask … Continue reading Be kind, Rewind! #writingtip
The Writing Maverick #ROW80
Good morning!! Today is going to be a busy day for me, and until the SO goes to work, I may not get any time to write. Which is a sad day, but a necessary part of the balance of life. I write much better in the mornings than I do in the afternoons or … Continue reading The Writing Maverick #ROW80
A Lenten Fast #blogging #life #writing #newreleases #editing
Well, it has been a long time since I've been on this blog. I unintentionally gave up blogging for Lent it seems. Go figure. I ran into one of the busiest few months of my life, even busier than wedding planning and moving across country and starting a new job. I'm not sure I thought … Continue reading A Lenten Fast #blogging #life #writing #newreleases #editing
Ch-ch-ch-changes! #ROW80
So I'm making some changes to my goal list for this round, mostly because I finished my book and have other things to focus on. Also, my computer will be in the shop for the next two weeks or so, meaning the audio recording is not going to happen this round at all. I just … Continue reading Ch-ch-ch-changes! #ROW80
The New Year, goals for 2015 and reflections on 2014
Since we’re close to the end of the year, I’ve been thinking a lot about my goals for this year and my goals for next year. I always have the goal to simply read more books than I read the previous year (for pleasure only) and I certainly accomplished that. This year I started a … Continue reading The New Year, goals for 2015 and reflections on 2014
The Third Level of Editing Hell and finally writing! #ROW80 & #WIPpetWednesday
ROW80! I'm making much more progress than I thought I would, which is really good. 1. Write 1667 words a day. I'm still writing on this co-written thing, and we're over 30k words now. Definitely between the two of us, adding about 2k words a day to it. I know I wrote 2k of that … Continue reading The Third Level of Editing Hell and finally writing! #ROW80 & #WIPpetWednesday
The game of life #ROW80 update
Ahhh. It's Sunday morning, and I'm finally doing my Sunday ROW80 update post, for the first time in two weeks! Life got in the way, but that's the game of it I think. I'm getting back on track slowly, but it's still all a work in progress. Which, I do believe, is yet another point … Continue reading The game of life #ROW80 update
A day of rest #ROW80
On Monday I finished NaNoWriMo. On Wednesday I finished the novel. *sigh* I wrote that whole book in 14 days, which is something I have done before but I haven't done it in a long time. I usually prefer to let it drag out a bit more. For some reason, the novel just wanted to … Continue reading A day of rest #ROW80
A day of rest #ROW80 update
My weeks, work wise was fairly slow compared to last month. I'm really enjoying it being calm. However, that doesn't necessarily mean I did everything I was supposed to be doing, and Saturday I certainly took a day of rest. I was told (by my publisher no less) that I should take a day off. … Continue reading A day of rest #ROW80 update
Updates from the Beyond
Yes, I have noticed that I haven't been around in the last few weeks. It's honestly because I've been so busy, and not busy with fun stuff. My blog posts for my author's corner have dwindled the past three weeks, all failing to be given to me and thus not shared with you. I've been … Continue reading Updates from the Beyond
Grammar Wednesday: Word Mixups – Weary v Wary
Hello friends, This is the last Grammar Wednesday of the year! Since next Wednesday is Christmas, I will be taking it off from this adventure. This week we'll be looking at weary and wary--two things that should not be happening during the holiday season. But here we go. EXAMPLES She was wary of going to … Continue reading Grammar Wednesday: Word Mixups – Weary v Wary
Grammar Wednesday: Word Mixups – Effect v Affect
These are two that are actually less mixed up than they used to be. Affect is to affect something, while one thing has an effect on another. EXAMPLES Rusty was affected by the dog that moved into the house. Rusty made an effect on the dog when she smacked him on the nose. The effect … Continue reading Grammar Wednesday: Word Mixups – Effect v Affect
Grammar Wednesday: Word Mixups – It’s v Its
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 is," but it's still messed up. The easiest way to look at … Continue reading Grammar Wednesday: Word Mixups – It’s v Its
Grammar Wednesday: Word Mixups – Apart v A part
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 "apart" means separate and away from. Thus they are very different in … Continue reading Grammar Wednesday: Word Mixups – Apart v A part
Grammar Wednesday: Word Mixups – Peek v Peak v Pique
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 child more to study. We played peek … Continue reading Grammar Wednesday: Word Mixups – Peek v Peak v Pique
Grammar Wednesday: Word Mixups – Lead v Led
While lead is a word that would be used in a sentence, it is not the past tense of "to lead." Lead is actually a metal...led means "to lead" in the past tense. This is a very common mistake that is made, and I constantly have to correct it in other's work and in mine. … Continue reading Grammar Wednesday: Word Mixups – Lead v Led
Grammar Wednesday: Word Mixups – Patience v Patients
It has honestly surprised me how many times I have seen this one mixed up. I'm not sure if it's because of just random typos, but it does seem to happen more than it should. Patients are people; they generally reside in a hospital but can be found in other places. Patience is something that … Continue reading Grammar Wednesday: Word Mixups – Patience v Patients
Adrian J. Smith 