Z-Nouns: A Modest Proposal
Z-Nouns A Modest Proposal I would like to apologize to the many women writers, editors, agents, and publishers out there in the literary field […]
Month: July 2016
Complementary / Complimentary
Certain sets of words in the English language tend to confuse writers. I have found the following to be among them: COMPLEMENTARY / COMPLIMENTARY These […]
Cement / Concrete
Certain sets of words in the English language tend to confuse writers. I have found the following to be among them: CEMENT / CONCRETE The […]
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 […]