If you use a colloquialism or a slang word or phrase, simply use it; do not draw attention to it by enclosing it in quotation marks. To do so is to put on airs, as though you were inviting the reader to join you in a select society of those who know better. – William Strunk Jr A scathing introduction and cautionary word …
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Return of the Hack
Well, not quite. The Children of the Glyph Manuscript has been returned with some developmental guidance. It’s good news. I need to tighten up a few things, but the benchmark is a lot higher now than it was this time last year. I just have to nail down structure a bit more and it’s DONE. …
Perspective Matters
Happy New Year everyone 🙂 Beware: Rambling wall of text incoming! My Vampire action novel, The Covenant is kicking my backside. The reason for this is that it’s old, so I’m overhauling it and have pared it back from 60,000 words to about 20,000 so far. Unfortunately, because I am a witless hack, I wrote …
Mightier Is The Pen 