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Passed vs Past or a #grammar nazi’s lament.

Courtesy of Daily Writing Tips

 

Past – relates to location

The word past locates something in time, and sometimes in space. It can be

used as an adjective, noun, or adverb.

 

Passed – a verb in the past tense

Passed is the past participle of the verb “to pass”. It can be an intransitive verb (one which doesn’t require an object) or a transitive verb (one which requires both a subject and one or more objects).

 

Passed vs Past – how I hate thee. I’m a card-carrying grammar nazi. I will roll my eyes if you don’t know the difference (or care) between ‘you’re’

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 Amazon forum topic - squee!  Virtual Book Tour, yo!!  When the obvious isn't, or common sense, of course not - guest post  Ringo, Marko, and Dom have a face!  On occasion, I have been known to be very funny.Copyright © Rosalind Hartmann [Passed vs Past or a #grammar nazi's lament.], All Right Reserved. 2013.

THE TWELFTH PALADIN by Nora Weston @almostsanelady – Guest Author Excerpt @paranormalcravi

Author: Nora Weston

 

EXCERPT
Preface

Forbidden desire incited, I fell into Rachel’s maddening world feeling her splendid, bare breasts upon me. No rest for the wicked. A bit delirious, “Damn you,” slipped through my lips knowing I stood upon the jagged edge between life and death. Fuming with monstrous hunger, I danced on that edge feeling good and evil collide in every cell of my body. “Wait…oh…my God, just wait,” I

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 For the Love of Military Romance blog feature  8 wake up calls - guest post from MarcandAngel HackLife.com  Celticwolfwalker.deviantart.com - Graphic Novel review by ROz  Guest book gone  designkitty.me - feature blogCopyright © Rosalind Hartmann [THE TWELFTH PALADIN by Nora Weston @almostsanelady - Guest Author Excerpt @paranormalcravi], All Right Reserved. 2013.

50 Shades of #WTF, did I just read this #ebook? Reviews by ROz

Fifty Shades of Grey Book 1 by E.L. James

 

I’m not linking this book. I absolutely refuse to, but I will review it. Oh yeah, I’m going to review the shit out of it, and it’ll be keeping with the roughness with which this book tore my brain asunder…and not the good way.

 

Ever hear of Twilight by Stephanie Meyer?  That book I will link, because despite the atrocity that are the five movies that were based on the four book series, if

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 My San Diegan BFF and her copy of Blood Memory!  Reviews by Roz - updated!  Thanks for the feature, Jasmine!  94k words and counting...  Blood Memory - Coming October 31stCopyright © Rosalind Hartmann [50 Shades of #WTF, did I just read this #ebook? Reviews by ROz], All Right Reserved. 2013.

Read the book, then saw the movie: Jurassic Park

I’m all for dinosaurs eating humans, especially when they’ve been genetically recreated and brought back into a world that is just annoying and full of product placements.  I’d be pissed, too.

 

Jurassic Park was originally written by Michael Crichton, god rest that brilliant man’s soul, and published November 1990. I distinctly remember this, because it was my senior year in high school and my scifi nut father brought it back from one of his TDY’s (temporary duty – military jargon…just go with it) out

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 Devil's Plaything by Matt Richtel - Book review by ROz  Another shorty  Rebelmouse/ROzbeans  Merry Christmas, ya'll!!  If you haven't gotten your free copy yet...Copyright © Rosalind Hartmann [Read the book, then saw the movie: Jurassic Park], All Right Reserved. 2013.

Eye Candy by @RyanLSchneider – Book Review by ROz

Eye Candy

Find Ryan at Twitter and purchase Eye Candy on amazon.

 

 

I’m a sucker for scifi, but I’ve made that abundantly clear in my recent posts.

 

Ryan Schneider captures an idyllic future with smart crosswalks and robots that seemingly feel, as well as be involved in almost every part of our lives. It’s a future with promise, beautiful woman, clean cities, and robot psychologists. Eye Candy starts laying down the groundwork, establishing the Three Laws of Robotics created by Isaac Asimov.

 

A robot may not injure a

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 Another Guest Author Feature - The Published and Super Awesome Melissa Schroeder!!!  New web design! Thank you, Kat!   The Duban Chronicles is Live!  When the obvious isn't, or common sense, of course not - guest post  Amazon forum topic - squee!Copyright © Rosalind Hartmann [Eye Candy by @RyanLSchneider - Book Review by ROz], All Right Reserved. 2013.

Saw the movie, then read the book: ‘Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?’

This is going to be my new schtick. I’ve always had issues with reading a book, and then seeing the movie.  On many occasions I’ve seen a movie and thought, “Man this book would kick ass!” Sometimes that’s not always the case, but in recent years, there’s been an upsurge of remakes from the 80s, some of which were adapted from books. I’ll be reviewing books-to-movies and vice versa, starting with Phillip K. Dick’s ‘Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep’ –> Ridley Scott’s ‘Blade Runner’.

 

Enjoy.

 

I saw Blade Runner probably not too long after it came out in 1982

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 My San Diegan BFF and her copy of Blood Memory!    Dark Lover - The Black Dagger Brotherhood series by J.R.Ward - Book Review by ROz  Meet Kyle Evans (Book 2)  The 'to do' list, by Johnny CashCopyright © Rosalind Hartmann [Saw the movie, then read the book: 'Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?'], All Right Reserved. 2013.

‘Imprints’ by Natalie Acres – guest author feature

 

Imprints (MFM) (Dominant Wolves, Submissive Mates 1) by Natalie Acres

 

Imprints (MFM) by Natalie Acres?(Dominant Wolves, Submissive Mates 1)

Ménage Amour: Erotic Paranormal Western Consensual BDSM Ménage a Trois Romance, M/F/M, werewolves, spanking, wax play, sex toys, HEA]

 

Two pack masters discover an unyielding love in one woman by altering customs and forming new traditions destined to change the Wyoming Territory forever. Imprinting upon and sharing a lover, the Alphas realize their packs must join together, but they will face great opposition when their chosen mate is confronted with a wrenching decision.

 

Pack masters Frank Smith

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 Want promotions? I'll give you promotions!  First royalty check...I feel so legit!  Amazon forum topic - squee!  81 likes on facebook - I needz morez!  Another shortyCopyright © Rosalind Hartmann ['Imprints' by Natalie Acres - guest author feature], All Right Reserved. 2013.

The City of Cries by Catherine Asaro – Reviews by ROz

City of Cries by Catherine Asaro

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I’m hesitant to read books with female main characters lately. I think the whole ‘strong but vulnerable’ formula has really gotten to me, but with that being said, Catherine Asaro knows how to write a no-bullshit detective story set in the future, and thank god for that.  Recommended to me by scifi nut father, it’s a quick little novella that is able to put in a surprising amount of back story to an otherwise short tale.

It

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 Another hungry reader!  The 'to do' list, by Johnny Cash  Virtual Book Tour, yo!!  Request an authorgraph from me!  PrologueCopyright © Rosalind Hartmann [The City of Cries by Catherine Asaro - Reviews by ROz], All Right Reserved. 2013.

Reviews by Roz – updated!

Reviews by ROz

 

Updated a couple more books to the list. Although I did end up combining Books 2-6 of Black Dagger Brotherhood. Actually I read 7 and 8, and you can pretty much lump them all together for as formulaic as they all are.  And no, that’s not really a good thing. =/

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 A happy writer is eating cheesecake.  Alesha and mah book + a feature!  January 30th - Blood Memory available everywhere!  Announcing the 2013 Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award  Al Roker retweeted my book!Copyright © Rosalind Hartmann [Reviews by Roz - updated!], All Right Reserved. 2013.

Because #scifi books are f9cking awesome

I grew up in a military household with a father who was a Type A fanatical, old school, career Navy officer who chain smoked, drank Coors light, and devoured books by the dozen. My father was constantly reading – at the dinner table, in the bathroom, in bed, at his desk when he wasn’t popping a vein as a brown shoe maintenance officer. I grew up thinking smoking and reading at the table was normal. Suddenly, my older brother (by two years) started reading. On the bus, on the way home, and stayed up all night to finish a book

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 My San Diegan BFF and her copy of Blood Memory!  Author guest blogging over @Lissamatthews blog today!  Guest book gone  Merry Christmas, ya'll!!  I'm being featured on Heather Long's Blog - Thursday Jan 24, 2013!!Copyright © Rosalind Hartmann [Because #scifi books are f9cking awesome], All Right Reserved. 2013.