So when we last left off, the adverbs were winning. Through the MAGIC OF DATA, I determined that 4.9% was the correct adverb rate for fiction, and my tripe was heavy with 6.9%. It actually turns out to be more like 7%, with some hyphens, ellipses, and possessives that I Read more…
i approach you, smile on my face, and lock eyes with you. I gently wrap my fingers around your wrist, preventing you from unlocking your phone, accessing the world-wide trove of information that would otherwise be accessible to you. “Can you,” I ask breathing, “define what a Game is?” Think Read more…
My WIP is still with the editor, who is very thoroughly taking notes about how poorly I represented disadvantaged groups, and otherwise pillaged the English language for the shiniest words before torching the rest. Meanwhile, one of my beta readers (you know who you are), has repeatedly suggested to me Read more…
Current Draft Stats BIG News Advanced review copy soon. Stay tuned, my newsletter will be first to know when and where they can pick it up. Patter Almost all my research got accepted for national conference presentations! I’m on the moon! But the conference isn’t. It’s in Philadelphia, my home Read more…