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July 3, 2013
Grammar Wednesday: Pet Peeves and Americanisms
It is not OK. It is okay. ** It is not alright. It is all right. *** It is not wanna, gonna, coulda, shoulda, woulda. It is want to, going to, could have, should have, would have. (The only exception … Continue reading →
July 1, 2013
Creative Buzz Hop: ubu, ibme
I have never been one for following social pressures or even glancing at social norms. I am the product of a strong female household that never struggled with striving to be exactly who we are and what we are, staying … Continue reading →
Random Post: To do list
Here’s what I’m doing today…I know you all want my life because I write all the time, but I do a lot of other stuff, too. 1. Edit for Sarah (9:00-10:00) 2. Edit for Kat (10:06-13:15) 3. Writing my writing … Continue reading →
June 27, 2013
Glitter and paints–promises that I’m not a diva!
I do realize that I did not participate in WIP Wednesday yesterday. There is a reason. Anything that I wrote this entire week was entirely inappropriate for WIP Wednesday. I couldn’t even fudge it with only certain lines. The entire … Continue reading →
June 26, 2013
Grammar Wednesday: POV–3rd Person Omniscient
So, you thought you were done with the last post? You’re not. There is one more. This person is slowly becoming more popular, but there are still a lot of readers and editors and publishers and betas and such and … Continue reading →
June 25, 2013
Gman Mondays 6/17
My writing group on Monday’s that I run has decided to have writing prompts for the weeks that we meet (NaNo months excluded, so that means July will be excluded). We met for the first time on June 17th with … Continue reading →
June 22, 2013
May 17, 2013 — San Lucas Toliman and Antigua
May 17, 2013 – San Lucas Toliman and Antigua The differences in the work the group was doing today was starkly different from the many other groups we have seen. The group today seemed to have a lack of … Continue reading →
June 20, 2013
Creative Buzz Hop: The betrayal of emotions
This weeks Creative Buzz Hop is on the topic of infidelity. Join in and write something! You have until next Wednesday to do it. It can be a personal story, a definition, a creative definition, a short story, a long … Continue reading →
June 19, 2013
#WIPpet Wednesday June 19, 2013 #wippeeters
Good morning to all you lovelies!! This weeks WIPpet comes from my newest novel that I’m writing, ASHES FALL. It’s the third and final to the trilogy about James Matthews and is the sequel to FOREVER BURN. Enjoy!! This is … Continue reading →
Grammar Wednesday: POV–3rd person
Third person is my favorite person to write in. I have to say, I absolutely love and adore it. Recently people have said they don’t like third person because they are distanced from the character and can’t get into their … Continue reading →
