Keep Your Eye on the Goal
I’m not much of an athlete (ballet was my thing while growing up), but I do remember being told to “keep your eye on the […]
Month: May 2018
Assume / Presume
Certain sets of words in the English language tend to confuse people. I have found the following to be among them: ASSUME / PRESUME These […]
Literary Novel What the Scarecrow Said
What the Scarecrow Said, by Stewart David Ikeda: The 1941 bombing of Pearl Harbor demolishes more than U.S. warships in historical literary novel WHAT […]
Contingency / Contingent
Certain sets of words in the English language tend to confuse people. I have found the following to be among them: CONTINGENCY/ CONTINGENT Most often […]
Contemporary Romance A Turn in the Road
A Turn in the Road, by Debbie Macomber: Unexpected romance awaits party-planner divorcée Bethanne Hamlin at A TURN IN THE ROAD when she and […]
Gourmet / Gourmand
Certain sets of words in the English language tend to confuse people. I have found the following to be among them: GOURMET / GOURMAND As […]
Horror Novel 77 Shadow Street
77 Shadow Street, by Dean Koontz: Ravenous animal-plant hybrids controlled by nanomachines prowl a midwestern luxury condo building, devouring and transforming residents into similar miscreants […]
Important / Importantly
Certain sets of words in the English language tend to confuse writers. I have found the following to be among them: IMPORTANT / IMPORTANTLY The […]
Literary Novel To Be Sung Underwater
To Be Sung Underwater, by Tom McNeal: In literary novel TO BE SUNG UNDERWATER, L.A. film editor Judith Whitman reaches out to her high […]
Foreword / Preface
Certain sets of words in the English language tend to confuse writers. I have found the following to be among them: FOREWORD / PREFACE These […]