AUDIOBOOK on iTunes AUDIOBOOK: The New Girl on Amazon We’re still waiting on the Audible.com version, of course, but I’ll post all that once we’re sorted. Have a great Monday!
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This will be my view for much of the day due to the extreme amount of revisions ahead. Please no one be the least bit interesting today because as soon as the boys get home from school, it’s off to the races again…
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You may have noticed the lack of posting around here. I’m sorry about that. With Mr. Silver on the road, I am stretched thinner than a photo-shopped model. Here’s a short list of updates: The New Girl AUDIO is complete and should start popping up next weekend-ish. Thank you Audrey! Das Editor gifted me with Pressure‘s revision notes yesterday. I’m sure I’ll get started on those just as soon as the bleeding stops. (Holy shit, I pay someone to be that mean?) It’s highly probable that a novella will beat Pressure through the editing queue. More about that once the dust settles ’round here. Have a great weekend!
Continue ReadingFebruary Winner
Happy Monday! I’m sorry it took so long to post the winner’s name; my 15k-lb gorilla of a weekend has a tude that refuses to drown in coffee this morning… February’s Giveaway Winner: Anna H Congrats! Thanks everyone else for entering. Try again in this month’s giveaway!
Continue ReadingYeyas!
…And we finally have a link for HELP WANTED on Audible.com! Narrated by Miss Audrey Lusk. Visit her website And here she is on Facebook Have a great weekend!
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The monthly giveaway for February will be closing in just a few hours! Be sure to enter if you haven’t already. I have a limited window in the office tomorrow, so it’s possible I won’t be able to announce February’s winner until Sunday or Monday. I’ll be sure to post and contact the winner as soon as possible, and get March’s contest up an running.
Continue ReadingThirteen Things I Watch Way Too Often
Thanks to the Lake Placid reunion, I got to thinking about my addiction to a certain movie. And that gave rise to a list of thirteen things I watch way too often. Some of these I watch out of habit, some for comfort, some to keep me company while I’m working or doing housework. Regardless, I have seen these things just too many times: 13. The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance I know, right? I wouldn’t believe it of me, either. But what a great story. 12. Miracle I know they took some liberties, but I love it for what it is: five parts inspiration, three parts joy and one… Read More
Continue ReadingPassive Vs. Boring
Welcome to a post about [probably] the most misunderstood pair of phrases in the world of editing: “Passive Voice” vs. “Boring Voice” Passive Voice is about one thing, and one thing only: the relationship between a sentence’s subject and object. Key: Subject Object Active structure: Tom sat on the chair. Passive structure: The chair was sat upon by Tom. In passive sentence structure, the object is being acted upon by the object, rather than the subject simply acting on the object. Passive structure almost always involves some form of the verb “to be”, which includes forms like ‘was’ and ‘had been’. Which is also how “passive voice” is so often… Read More
Continue ReadingJoy Strikes Back
Because Joy makes pretty things sometimes…
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