I wrote this post for a guest spot on my friend and colleague H.M. Jones’ blog several months ago. And now it comes home. 🙂 You know how some words are so similar in spelling and/or pronunciation that you almost can’t help but get them confused on a regular basis? You sigh or mutter and reach for the dictionary…AGAIN…because you… Read More
Please welcome my good friend, the talented C. Streetlights, author of two memoirs, Tea and Madness, and the newly released Black Sheep, Rising, who joins us to explain how to get through that horrible virus known as “writer’s block.” When you know that an unknown audience will potentially read your writing, inspiration can suddenly shut down. I only have… Read More
Today the ultra-talented H.M. Jones, author of the dark fantasy MONOCHROME, joins us with some insight into world building and some advice from fellow author Tamora Pierce. One of the most asked questions I get from both readers and fellow writers is about world building. Readers love to hate the world of Monochrome (my dark fantasy), and that truly fills… Read More
Believe it or not, Christmas is coming. This holiday seems to spring upon us with no warning, and it will apparently always take us by surprise. Regardless of where we are at in the course of a year, I know with absolute certainty what the author in your life wants for Christmas. Book reviews. While these are the best gifts… Read More
As an editor, I see a lot of words and phrases misspelled and/or misused. Often this is due simply to one letter (or number) difference and the misspelling makes for an amusing read. Such as when someone intends to say, “I made a complete 180 degree change in my life,” and instead they say, “I made a complete 360 degree… Read More