Editing Guidelines

So, here we are at the end of another year. If you’ve had the means and the fortitude to follow through on your dream to […]

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 […]

Crime Novel The Black Ice

The Black Ice, by Michael Connelly     No one takes a case away from Hollywood homicide detective Harry Bosch, and the apparent suicide of DEA […]

Compose / Comprise

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

Holiday Romance The Last Boyfriend

The Last Boyfriend, by Nora Roberts     Amid snow flurries and holiday celebrations, the Montgomery family completes renovation of their historic Maryland hotel while resident […]

Complementary / Complimentary

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

Cozy Mystery Nutty as a Fruitcake

Nutty as a Fruitcake, by Mary Daheim ’Tis the season for murder when elderly, cantankerous Enid Goodrich is found hacked to death in her home […]

Clamber /Clamor

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

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 humans into similar […]

Childish / Childlike

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