Commonly Misused Words
We recently devoted a blog post to words that are commonly misspelled. This week, let’s look at ten commonly misused words. Let’s face it–the English language has a lot of… Commonly Misused Words
Author Spotlight: Brandon Domineck
Name: Brandon Domineck Hometown: Atlanta, GA/Newan, GA Book: When Love Knocks Genre: Drama/Urban Describe your book in 10 words or less. Drama-filled, emotional, and very unique What made you want to write When Love Knocks? I… Author Spotlight: Brandon Domineck
Character Development
How do we get to know people? It’s a pretty big question, that’s for sure…but when it comes to writing characters, you have to get to know them the same… Character Development
Author Spotlight: Chloe Ryan Winston
Name: Chloe Ryan Winston Hometown: Ashland, OR and Redding, CA Book: Argentine Assignment, Belize Barter, China Caper, Mexican Marimbas, Peru Paradox, and Russian Ruse Genre: Fiction Describe your series. My series is about an Ashland, Oregon… Author Spotlight: Chloe Ryan Winston
Genre Spotlight: Poetry
Does the very mention of the word “poetry” take you back to high school English, tapping pentameter out on your desk, figuring out rhyme scheme and just scratching… Genre Spotlight: Poetry
Author Spotlight: Tom Walker
Name: Tom Walker Hometown: Cedar City, Utah Book: Put A Sock In It Genre: Fiction, Education Describe your book in 10 words or less. A humorous historical book about teaching special education.… Author Spotlight: Tom Walker
Notable Self-Published Authors
To many, self-publishing and commercial success don’t typically go hand in hand. In the past, it has been derogatorily nicknamed ‘vanity publishing’ and it’s widely assumed that authors who self-publish… Notable Self-Published Authors
Author Spotlight: Margo Beehler
Name: Margo Beehler Book: The Adventures of Minnie Lee and Her Underwater Friends Genre: Children’s Describe your book. A small, challenged girl named Minnie Lee–a blessing in disguise– helps the family and… Author Spotlight: Margo Beehler
Common Grammar Mistakes: Semicolons
There are three classes of people when it comes to semicolons: those afraid to use it because they don’t know how, those who use it incorrectly and without abandon, and… Common Grammar Mistakes: Semicolons
Author Spotlight: Michael Dineen
Name: Michael Dineen Hometown: Born in New York City but raised in Long Island Book: Suburban Gangsters Genre: True Crime/Nonfiction Describe your book in 10 words or less. As real as it… Author Spotlight: Michael Dineen