This is a rather easy one to figure out. One can wreak havoc with things that reek. =P Reek is a smell, nasty, but a...
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Grammar Wednesday: Word Mixups – Awhile v A while
Now this one is confusing for a lot of people. "Awhile" as one word basically means "For a while" with two words...so...
Grammar Wednesday: Word Mixups – Then v Than
These are two that get mixed up ALL the time, and it annoys me to no end. They mean very different things and can...
Grammar Wednesday: Word Mixups – Defiantly v Definitely
These are two words that I do see mixed up on occasion. It might just be typos, but I figured it'd be better to...
Grammar Wednesday: Word Mixups – Passed v Past
Here's two that get mixed up often...I even get confused on it. Passed is an action, used primarily with people...
Grammar Wednesday: Word Mixups – Gentle v Genteel v Gentile
Here's a three-fer. Gentle means to be nice, to be kind and soft and comforting. Genteel means to be polite and...
Grammar Wednesday: Word Mixups — Lightning v Lightening
Good morning folks! I almost forgot that today is Wednesday. My life has been a bit crazy this week. This week we're...
Grammar Wednesday: Word Mixups — Further vs Farther
I recently read a book, not to be named, where the author could NOT figure out the difference between further and...
Grammar Wednesday: TENSES — future
This is the rarest of all for an entire story/novel to be written in. However, there are often sections that require...
Grammar Wednesday: TENSES — something that happened
This is where it gets confusing for people. When writing in present tense about something that happened in the past....
Grammar Wednesday: TENSES — past tense
Hey ya'll! This is my preferred tense to write in. I love it! To me, even when speaking, stories are told in the past...
Grammar Wednesday: TENSES — Present tense
Here's the next series! Tenses! I'm thinking four posts in this one, at least for the main four things people...
Grammar Wednesday: Pet Peeves and Americanisms
It is not OK. It is okay. ** It is not alright. It is all right. *** It is not wanna, gonna, coulda, shoulda, woulda....
Grammar Wednesday: POV–3rd Person Omniscient
So, you thought you were done with the last post? You're not. There is one more. This person is slowly becoming more...
Grammar Wednesday: POV–3rd person
Third person is my favorite person to write in. I have to say, I absolutely love and adore it. Recently people have...
Grammar Wednesday: POV–2nd Person
This is the type of person or POV that you will find the least of. It's also, in my opinion, the hardest to write and...
The wondrous world of editing
I've been seeing a lot of posts on facebook, twitter, goodreads and more about editing and the editing process. I'm...
WIPpet Wednesday: June 5th, 2013
Good morning! Guess what! Tomorrow is my birthday, so you're getting something extra special today. I'm currently...
Grammar Wednesday: POV–1st person
I've decide the next group of grammar goodness will be about persons in writing. There are typically 3 persons, 1st,...
Goals for June
Each month I have a writers group meeting in Arlington, TX where we discuss what our monthly goals are. I think I...