Kill Your Darlings

Kill Your Darlings We writers tend to have our favorite descriptive passages, philosophical asides, and witty dialogue sections in each and every story we write. […]

Calvary / Cavalry

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

Dark Fantasy Something Wicked This Way Comes

Something Wicked This Way Comes by Ray Bradbury   Next-door neighbors Will Halloway and Jim Nightshade are not quite fourteen when a strange, unexpected carnival comes […]

Burst / Busted

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

Memoir Orange Is the New Black

Orange Is the New Black, by Piper Kerman:   Recent Smith grad Piper Kerman takes a risk for adventure and smuggles drug money into Belgium only […]

Biannual / Biennial

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

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 […]

Beside / Besides

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

Mystery Suitable for Framing

Suitable for Framing, by Edna Buchanan:   Witnessing a crime may be a crime reporter’s dream, but watching a four-year-old get run over by car thieves […]

Bare / Bear

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