One of the most confusing words in the English language is lay (or is it lie?). Most of us have no idea about the rules that make lay and lie so difficult. We probably use them incorrectly all the time. As we move from the present tense to the past, lay, laid, lain, things get […]
Archives for October 2012
Indie Publishing vs Self Publishing
How many of you are confused out there? I see a number of hands raised. When it comes to publishing these days, the reader must beware! Today’s world of publishing is quite murky. It is hard for readers to know if a book has been self-published, published by a small publisher or traditionally published. Why […]
A Tragic Story but a Must-Read–Review Untouchable
I wouldn’t label Untouchable by Scott O’Connor a fun read. It was tough but excellent. The author did a masterful job of writing stream of consciousness and keeping the reader engaged. He picked a very hard topic–grief and he demonstrated two responses to grief in his two main characters. The story is about how a […]
E-Murderer Chapter 1
How would you like to be the first reader of a new mystery? I’d love your feedback. I’m starting with the first 1500 words of the first chapter. Chapter 1 All I wanted in life was a good man and a million bucks. But so far both eluded me. This Monday morning like every other […]
I Couldn’t Care Less That you Could Care Less
Another grammatical dilemma facing writers is the common expression: I couldn’t care less vs. I could care less. A colleague once asked me which way I used this expression. I had never thought about it until she brought it up. Apparently, the expression, I couldn’t care less has frustrated writers for quite some time. According […]
