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Get Rid of Repetition: Pleonasms in Your Writing

Did you know that when you use more words than necessary to express something (like blowing wind or frozen ice), you are committing a pleonasm, which is the fancy Greek way of saying you’re being redundant?Redundancy in writing sounds like a simple thing to spot—and sometimes it is. But some types of redundancy can … Continue reading Get Rid of Repetition: Pleonasms in Your Writing

Ten Quote Tuesday (#44)

Welcome to another installment of Ten Quote Tuesday! If your creative juices have trouble flowing today, then read these quotes to nudge awake the sleeping muse. If there is a particular quote you enjoyed, let us all know with your comments below. Check out last week’s episode here. Quotes “Sometimes a book isn’t … Continue reading Ten Quote Tuesday (#44)

How to Write With All Five Senses

Description With All Five Senses This might be a little grade school for some of you. Or you might think it’s a little grade school. Frankly, I think we could all stand to be reminded. So there you go. When you are describing something, it looks a certain way. Yes indeedy. We get that. … Continue reading How to Write With All Five Senses

Two Reviews For Unknown Sender

For those interested, I thought I’d share two reviews of my recent published ebook, Unknown Sender. Both of these are official book review bloggers, and both of whom do great work on their blogs. Enjoy! First review from Jaffalogue Unknown Sender by Ryan Lanz My rating: 5 of 5 stars The urban legend … Continue reading Two Reviews For Unknown Sender

Book Review: Church of Marvels

Church of Marvels by Leslie Parry I received an ARC of this book from the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Release date (UK): 2nd June 2015 I was so excited to get my hands on this book, and it really did not disappoint.Ithas everything; the vibrance of a spectacular Coney … Continue reading Book Review: Church of Marvels