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Colleen

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After a bit of a hiatus I am back! I had to get some mental health issues under control — thank you …

Tip Tuesday — Contractions

When you are writing it is important that you pay close attention to your use of contractions. If you do not use …

Word of the Week — Gasconade

For all you language lovers, each Friday I’ll be sharing a wonderfully weird word and its meaning. GASCONADE means “extravagant boasting” and …

Word of the Week — Futz

For all you language lovers, each Friday I’ll be sharing a wonderfully weird word and its meaning. This is a North American …

Tip Tuesday — Read Your Genre

I’ve often heard the advice that when writing a book a writer shouldn’t read anything in the same genre. I think the …

Word of the Week — Bobsy-die

For all you language lovers, each Friday I’ll be sharing a wonderfully weird word and its meaning. This week’s word comes from …

Tip Tuesday — Write What?

You know that old saying “Write what you know”? Well I say PHOOEY! How boring would your writing life be if you …

Word of the Week — Argute

For all you language lovers, each Friday I’ll be sharing a wonderfully weird word and its meaning. This week’s word is ARGUTE. …