Are You Using Too Many Adverbs?
Adverbs are an essential part of speech, but sometimes we may be guilty of overusing them.
Used excessively, these little modifiers can clutter up your writing and make sentences sound redundant.
November 2021
These Words Were Born in Your Favorite Literature and Poetry
Sometimes, words you read are not considered real words yet.
A word gets added to the dictionary based on the popularity of its usage.
Here are eight words that did just that.
That Roar Wasn’t a Lion, It Was My…
The Skeleton Coast of Namibia (Southern Africa) is one of the most uninhabited and desolate places on the planet. It is also the most unique and challenging of all African Safari destinations. The oldest desert on the planet, see the two prior articles for more insight and adventure.
Call Me the Beer Can Lady
It all started when Denise told me about a turtle with plastic beer can necklace. She was walking around a small pond and saw this turtle poke his head up wearing one of those plastic, six-pack beer can holders.
Opinion: License to be Stupid
The silliness of some licensing regulations and suggestions for other licensing regulations.
How Did The Months Get Their Names?
The names of the months were set in Ancient Rome, some 2,000 years ago. They went through a few changes in those earlier days, and there are clues that allude to that in the current names.
As with most things in the ancient world, some months were heavily influenced by the gods, and the rest were named based on the order in which they fell.
Character Development
Create characters your readers want to follow through the end of your story.
20 steps to write better characters.
The diLingo Affair
A mystery with a mixture of fun, seriousness, wild and crazy, and interspersed with danger!
Tony diLingo’s trust names Liam Rooney sole heir and executor. With Tony being the last of an old-world banking family the remaining client assets ($132 Billion) must be returned to the original depositor’s heirs.
The legality of the contents is questionable, plus the guidelines are, no mail, no trail, no jail, no bail, and must be completed in 120 days.
Failure means death.
Innovative Ways to Market Your Book
Have you ever thought of creating a video to market your books?
Well, Marsha Shearer and Barry Robbins, not only thought about it, they did it.
Click Below and enjoy the two minute clip.
Contronyms You Use Every Day
Words with multiple meanings for the same spelling and pronunciation are called “homonyms,” but there’s a special class called “contronyms.”
A contronym is a word with multiple meanings that are the direct opposite.
Upcoming Contests and Events for Writers
Sixteen upcoming contests and events for authors from FAPA newsletter.
You’ll Shoot Your Eye Out!
Christmas story about boy who asks Santa for a Red Ryder BB gun.
This story created the Daisy air rifle campaigns and the Red Ryder comic franchise.
