When Less Is Not More
When I finished the first draft of A Bit of Sun, my first novel, it comprised 234,000 words. “Oh, Ann,” you are thinking, “haven’t you […]
Evoking Emotion
Years ago, while I was living in the Islands, my husband, Jim, made the careless comment that it shouldn’t take more than six weeks for […]
Capital / Capitol
Certain sets of words in the English language tend to confuse writers. I have found the following to be among them: CAPITAL / CAPITOL A […]
Also / Too
Certain sets of words in the English language tend to confuse writers. I have found the following to be among them: ALSO / TOO One […]
Like Driving on I-95
“What’s it like to write fiction?” one of my East Coast friends once asked me. “It’s kind of like driving on I-95,” I told him. […]
All Right / Alright
Certain sets of words in the English language tend to confuse writers. I have found the following to be among them: ALL RIGHT / ALRIGHT […]
Affect / Effect
Certain sets of words in the English language tend to confuse us writers. I have found the following to be among them: AFFECT / EFFECT […]
WHO AM I?
No, I’m not Bourne again and this is not a parody of a popular spy novel. I am a wife, mother, grandmother, avid reader, cruising […]