Take a Break to Recharge

You have been working hard on your writing career all year: developing ideas; writing; revising and editing; submitting or formatting; promoting and marketing. Perhaps you […]

Restful / Restive

Certain sets of words in the English language tend to confuse people. I have found the following to be among them: RESTFUL / RESTIVE These […]

Suspense Romance A Kiss in Winter

A Kiss in Winter, by Susan Crandall:   When the icons in her calendar photos become vandalized one-by-one and month-by-month in suspense romance A KISS […]

Noisome / Noisy

Certain sets of words in the English language tend to confuse people. I have found the following to be among them: NOISOME / NOISY These two […]

Literary Novel A Patchwork Planet

A Patchwork Planet, by Anne Tyler:   It’s my 30th birthday, and following family tradition in literary novel A PATCHWORK PLANET, I’m looking for my […]

Appraise / Apprise / Apprize

Certain sets of words in the English language tend to confuse people. I have found the following to be among them: APPRAISE / APPRISE / […]

Also / Too

Certain sets of words in the English language tend to confuse people. I have found the following to be among them: ALSO / TOO One […]

All Right / Alright

Certain sets of words in the English language tend to confuse people. I have found the following to be among them: ALL RIGHT / ALRIGHT […]

Apocalyptic Fantasy Discord’s Apple

Discord’s Apple, by Carrie Vaughn:   Apocalyptic fantasy DISCORD’S APPLE melds myth with magic, ancient history with an all-too-likely near future, and a cursed Greek warrior […]

Mystery Death in Vineyard Waters

Death in Vineyard Waters, by Philip R. Craig:   Former Boston police detective J.W. Jackson has left the big city behind to spend his days fishing, […]