Adonis Devereux's Blog, page 9
June 21, 2012
A Light in the Darkness IX
Today's grammar blog
concerns fragments. Yes, fragments. Those most famous, or infamous,
examples of “breaking the rules for effect”. Fragments can,
indeed, be used to great effect, but they must be used carefully.
Don't break a rule unless you fully grasp it.
Stolen images. Cooler.
A sentence requires
both a subject and a predicate. The lack of one or the other will
turn
concerns fragments. Yes, fragments. Those most famous, or infamous,
examples of “breaking the rules for effect”. Fragments can,
indeed, be used to great effect, but they must be used carefully.
Don't break a rule unless you fully grasp it.
Stolen images. Cooler.
A sentence requires
both a subject and a predicate. The lack of one or the other will
turn
June 14, 2012
A Light in the Darkness VIII
I know that I missed a grammar blog
last week. I am sorry, but we had a guest. (You should definitely check out that blog entry.)
Today's entry is about dialogue tags.
No, it is not a full blog about quotation marks, but this will cover
most of the uses of them. In US usage – and that is becoming the
standard usage – double quotation marks are used to denote speech.
“I want my
last week. I am sorry, but we had a guest. (You should definitely check out that blog entry.)
Today's entry is about dialogue tags.
No, it is not a full blog about quotation marks, but this will cover
most of the uses of them. In US usage – and that is becoming the
standard usage – double quotation marks are used to denote speech.
“I want my
June 12, 2012
Lola Drake's "Pursuit of a Kiss"
Boundless as the Sea is proud to present one of Evernight Publishing's newest authors, Lola Drake! Welcome to the family, Lola.
Let's learn a little more about her...
At first Lola Drake longed to be an actress, until she discovered the writer controlled what came out of the actors’ mouths. While she still prefers the limelight to sequestering herself in a dark room feeling tortured for her
Let's learn a little more about her...
At first Lola Drake longed to be an actress, until she discovered the writer controlled what came out of the actors’ mouths. While she still prefers the limelight to sequestering herself in a dark room feeling tortured for her
June 11, 2012
Doris O'Connor's addition to the NFT!
Welcome back to Boundless as the Sea. Today we are pleased to have NFT's own Doris O'Connor with us, a top-notch author with sizzling stories. Total raunch here, and I mean that in a good way! Got tons of respect for her, so pour yourself a cup of whatever you're drinking, and pull up a chair.
Want to win a copy of this naughty fairy tale? Comment below for your chance!
OK, take it
Want to win a copy of this naughty fairy tale? Comment below for your chance!
OK, take it
June 10, 2012
Keyboards and Kinks is here!
Boundless as the Sea is proud to announce that Evernight has released another hot anthology with erotic stories from some stunning authors! Read on to find out more.
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13 Authors ~ 13 Cyber-sexy
Stories
KEYBOARDS AND KINK
Anthology
from
Evernight Publishing.
A night at home on the computer doesn’t have to be boring…
Feel like chatting? Or maybe doing something
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13 Authors ~ 13 Cyber-sexy
Stories
KEYBOARDS AND KINK
Anthology
from
Evernight Publishing.
A night at home on the computer doesn’t have to be boring…
Feel like chatting? Or maybe doing something
June 8, 2012
Eye Music, by Katherine Wyvern
The Naughty Poems
Last winter, one sleepless night I wrote a short story that began like this: “Once upon the time, there lived inside a poet a bunch of little naughty poems. They dwelled all together in a dark and secret place deep into the poet’s soul, where nobody could hurt them or make fun of them, but as they grew and grew they began to long to be out in the sunlight, which they had only
Last winter, one sleepless night I wrote a short story that began like this: “Once upon the time, there lived inside a poet a bunch of little naughty poems. They dwelled all together in a dark and secret place deep into the poet’s soul, where nobody could hurt them or make fun of them, but as they grew and grew they began to long to be out in the sunlight, which they had only
June 7, 2012
Torture that hero! Naomi loves it.
Boundless as the Sea is proud to welcome author Naomi Clark to the blog today! She's one of Evernight's own, but she's also branched out in other directions, and this latest offering is a taste of her talent. But we'll let Naomi tell us more...oh, and remember to comment for a chance to win a free copy of this book!
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I love a tortured hero. Ever since I first read Catherine
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I love a tortured hero. Ever since I first read Catherine
June 5, 2012
Oh, Alex. You did it again!
We're thrilled to introduce Alexandra's latest Evernight work to you! This is part one of what promises to be a sexy series as only Alexandra can tell it. The blurb will definitely pull you into the world, and the excerpt below will leave you wanting more. Naughty Kadence! Want to win a free copy of this book? Comment below for the chance!
OK, tell us more Alexandra. And everyone --
OK, tell us more Alexandra. And everyone --
June 2, 2012
And now for the illimitable Emma Shortt!
Sex: Regency Style
When you think about the Regency Era you probably imagine sweeping dresses, dashing rakes and crowded ballrooms. Regency romance is something to be savoured. The marriage of convenience vanquished by the sweet love of a lord and a lady, the duke and his countess finding happiness after an abduction by a cad. The maid falling for the squire...the list goes on. But what
When you think about the Regency Era you probably imagine sweeping dresses, dashing rakes and crowded ballrooms. Regency romance is something to be savoured. The marriage of convenience vanquished by the sweet love of a lord and a lady, the duke and his countess finding happiness after an abduction by a cad. The maid falling for the squire...the list goes on. But what
June 1, 2012
A Light in Darkness VII
After last week's formatting session, I decided that this week's candle would not be precisely grammatical either. Rather, I am going to address the misuse of words, in particular two pairs of words. The first pair is discrete/discreet.
Hey, gay marriage is another topic altogether!
Both are words. Neither will cause your spell-check to flag it as misspelled. The difficulty is that
Hey, gay marriage is another topic altogether!
Both are words. Neither will cause your spell-check to flag it as misspelled. The difficulty is that
