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Author Archives: WestWordArizona
NaNoWriMo is over for another year
Participating in NaNoWriMo in 2014 was so different from the first time I did it in 2005. For one thing, in 2005, I was still working full time. For another, my computer didn’t attempt to electrocute me this year. And … Continue reading
On a short hiatus
Taking a break from blogging while participating in NaNoWriMo 2014. Back soon.
More freebies and me
I don’t have a lot of time for recreational reading. I generally choose short novels that I can finish in two or three hours. Lately, I’ve found most of my reading material on Amazon. I have a limited book budget, … Continue reading
Posted in Reading and Reviews
Tagged Amazon, book budget, freebies, great literature, reviews
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Another Grammar Nazi on patrol
I recently finished reading Love Letters, a novel written by Debbie Macomber. Ms. Macomber is a popular, prolific writer who has sold about 170 million copies of her books worldwide. Generally, I enjoy reading her contemporary relationship novels. However, I … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged Debbie Macomber, English grammar, grammar nazi, relationship novels, subjunctive mood
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Confessions of a fourth-grade (wannabe) novelist
I’ve always been a writer. Well, ever since that morning in the fourth grade when I lost interest in a mixed fractions lesson. By recess, I had completed a story about my dolls’ sibling rivalry. For the next few weeks, … Continue reading
Posted in Writing
Tagged arithmetic, cat, doll, fourth grade, mixed fractions, World War II, writer, writing career
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Freebies and me
For a very long time, I limited most of my recreational reading to books written by my favorite authors. I won’t mention who they are because there are so many of them. And all of them have been established writers … Continue reading
Posted in Reading and Reviews
Tagged e-books, editing, freebies, indie authors, Kindle Paperwhite, mysteries, romances, writing
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Camp NaNoWriMo progress or lack thereof
I’m participating in the July Camp NaNoWriMo challenge. My goal is to write 10,000 words of a non-fiction project by July 31. As of today, I’ve written approximately 2,500 words. That probably seems like a lot of words to some … Continue reading
Grammar Nazi as a perfectionist
When I looked at my own saved version of a recent blog post, I discovered I had omitted the second l from the word will. Omigosh! Did that get by me? Had I actually published that post with a typo … Continue reading
Posted in Potpourri
Tagged blog post, editor, grammar mistakes, perfectionist, prose
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Grammar Nazi in retreat
I recently confessed that, in the past, I sometimes have morphed into a Grammar Nazi. I’ve commented on grammar and spelling errors I’ve found when reading comments and status updates on my Facebook newsfeed. It’s instinctive. I’m an editor. However, … Continue reading →