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April 17, 2013
Grammar Wednesday: COMMA SPLICE–rearranging
I realize that this post is going to be short, as it should be pretty self-explanatory. However, next week I will be concluding the comma splice regime with how to find comma splices. My cohort Amy is a comma splice … Continue reading →
April 16, 2013
Abundance of ideas…
I have an abundance of ideas. This is not abnormal for me. I’m currently in the middle of three novels, two being edited and one that I just started writing. I am also working on, in my head of course, … Continue reading →
April 15, 2013
Getting back into it
I have not worked on FOR BY GRACE since last Monday. Oh. My. God! It’s insane! I had one whirlwind of a week between class assignments and extra events. My friend had an art show in Friday night, then two … Continue reading →
April 11, 2013
Writing for speech
As most of you, or at least some of you, might know, I dapple in the world of ministry. I recently (meaning only a short few hours ago) had to give a sermon on a text from the gospel of … Continue reading →
April 10, 2013
Grammar Wednesday: COMMA SPLICE–Em dash
Use an Em dash An Em dash will strongly connect the two independent clauses. Em dashes to resolve comma splices are most commonly found in dialogue, where semi-colons and colons are avoided. This is for flow of voice of the … Continue reading →
April 8, 2013
Life of a writer…
I spent the morning buried in my edits, trying to block out that real life was about to come crashing down on me. I had a job interview. Slaving away in a world of characters where there are no job … Continue reading →
April 6, 2013
Productive Procrastination
I have a ton of stuff to do today. None of it is actually “due” but I need to get it done. So, why am I blogging? As a procrastination method. One of my really good friends told me the … Continue reading →
April 4, 2013
Roger Ebert
Reading a story on Roger Ebert. Check out this quote: “Just write, get better, keep writing, keep getting better. It’s the only thing you can control.” He passed away today at 70. Filed under: Uncategorized, Writing Goodies! Tagged: amwriting, author, … Continue reading →
April 3, 2013
OMG this is so me!
Let Us Go Then, You and I… – George R. R. R. R. Martin and his dubious moral…. Filed under: Uncategorized, Writing Goodies! Tagged: amwriting, author, death, fantasy, George R.R. Martin, indie, indie author, reader, writer, writing
Grammar Wednesday: COMMA SPLICE–new sentence
C. Start a new sentence Starting a new sentence when encountering a comma splice will put more emphasis in both independent clauses and will create a larger break. When you have a long run-on sentence (as in example 5), then … Continue reading →
