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August 14, 2013
Laser, Hacksaw, Spanner, Hammer: A Post About Editing « terribleminds: chuck wendig
From the brilliant and hilarious mind of Chuck Wendig comes this window, giving you a glimpse into every writer’s world. It’s a special kind of hell, I tell ya.
Laser, Hacksaw, Spanner, Hammer: A Post About Editing « terribleminds: chuck wendig.
July 30, 2013
July 23, 2013
Writers: You Might Be Doing It Wrong If… « terribleminds: chuck wendig
More brutal and hilarious honesty from the mind of Chuck Wendig.
Writers: You Might Be Doing It Wrong If… « terribleminds: chuck wendig.
July 14, 2013
RAGE is FREE!
Brian Boozer is a good kid in a bad situation. At thirteen, he’s already endured the pain of losing his father and the agony of living with a step-father who hates and abuses him. At school, Brian suffers even more torment, delivered by bullies who seem to enjoy making his life miserable. The only bright spot in Brian’s life is Carly, the girl on whom he’s had a crush for years. As his relationship with her evolves, so do the problems at home and the confrontations at school. A distressed Brian retreats further into himself, hiding behind the wall he’s built as protection from the cruel chaos around him. Eager to be free of his troubles, Brian fights to be heard in a world that won’t listen.
A 60,000 word novel plus bonus material.
For mature audiences only.
REVIEWS
“…heart wrenching, gripping, successful, suspenseful and elaborate…” – Independent Review
“Bettes was not afraid to take you to the deepest darkest hell a person can live through…” – Independent Review
“Kimberly A. Bettes got all the feelings right: helplessness, hopelessness, anger, and desperation. This is an important book which should be required reading for everyone. The messages are powerful. The teachings timely; and needed now more than ever.” – Independent Review
“This story should be read by every teen, preteen, and adult.” – Independent Review
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July 11, 2013
July 10, 2013
Karen McQuestion’s Blog: My Method for Writing a Book Description
A fantastic post about how to write a great book description.
Karen McQuestion’s Blog: My Method for Writing a Book Description.
June 30, 2013
Who vs. Whom
I’ve touched on the subject of I vs. Me twice, and apparently it helped some people because I’ve been asked to do a blog post on who vs. whom, which I will do now. Hopefully this will help.
Just like when determining whether you should use I or me, you determine if you should use who or whom by doing a little word play. You figure it out by turning the sentence around and replacing the who or whom with he or him. If he is wrong, so is who. If him is wrong, so is whom. Confused? Don’t be. It’s super easy. Here are some examples:
The sentence: Who do you consider the best writer?
To figure out whether we should use who or whom, we do a little word play to decide which of these sounds right:
Do you consider him the best writer?
Do you consider he the best writer?
Since him is correct, we would use whom.
Correct: Whom do you consider the best writer?
Another example:
It was Stephen King whom wrote that book.
Which sounds right?
He wrote that book.
Him wrote that book.
Since he sounds right, the word to use is who.
Correct: It was Stephen King who wrote that book.
Once you’ve determined whether to use he or him, all you have to do is remember that he = who and him = whom (both him and whom end with m).
Now that you’re edumacated, let’s have a few practice sentences.
1) Who/whom is that actor?
2) Who/whom are you?
3) To who/whom do you wish to speak?
4) Who/whom made this decision?
5) Who/whom do you think we should support?
Answers:
1) Since we can determine that he is that actor, the correct word to use would be WHO.
2) Since you are he, the correct word to use would be WHOM.
3) Since you wish to speak to him, the correct word to use is WHOM.
4) Since he made this decision, the correct word to use would be WHO.
5) Since we should support him, the correct word to use would be WHOM.
And there you have it. I told you it was super easy. Practice a few times to make sure you have it down. Don’t want to go making an arse of yourself at dinner parties. 
June 21, 2013
Lucky Me
I’m a lucky gal. Sure, I spend every second of every day in a butt load of pain, and sure, there are days – even weeks at a time that I can’t work because of my pain, but I’m still lucky. For many reasons, but the one I’m talking about at the moment is the tidal wave of story ideas that has washed over me lately.
You may or may not know this, but I keep a file of notes for future novels. It’s called Notes for Future Novels. Clever, huh? Well this file has always been big, but lately, it’s nearly doubled in size. Idea after idea has just popped into my head, all brilliant ideas that NEED to be written. Problem is, I’m just one person. Not even my wicked mad typing skills can save me.
I hear of writers who suffer from writer’s block. They don’t have the ideas or the inspiration it takes to write. I feel for them, but their problems make me realize how lucky I am. If I live to be a hundred, I’ll still have a huge file full of unwritten stories because for every one I write, I have ideas for four more. And I love it! I wouldn’t have it any other way.
So what about you? Are you suffering from a lack of ideas or a flood of them?
