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Today's Typo

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What's a collegue?

Today's Typo

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What are "isightings"?

Today's Casual Typo

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Casual? That's supposed to say 'causal', meaning that it is a direct cause. Come on, people; this is not a tweet; this is a graphic on a major news network. You're better than that.

10 Questions with Occult Fiction Novelist J.D. Horn (@AuthorJDHorn)

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This Author Spotlight features Occult Fiction Novelist J.D. Horn Author of Jilo J.D. Horn was raised in rural Tennessee and has carried a bit of its red clay with him while traveling the world, from Hollywood to Paris to Tokyo. He studied comparative literature as an undergrad, focusing on French and Russian in particular. J.D. also holds an MBA in international business and worked as a financial analyst before becoming a novelist. His newest novel, Jilo, is a standalone prequel to the bestselling Witching Savannah series. Previous titles in the series are The Line, The Void and The Source. Along with his spouse, Rich, and his furry coauthors, Duke and Sugar, J.D. divides his time between Black Butte Ranch, Oregon, and San Francisco, California 1. How did you get into writing and why do you write? I see a desire to write as the natural extension of the love of reading. I began writing (on a typewriter even—yes, I’m that ol

Put It Out There

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How many books should a writer write in 1 year? 1? Less than 1? More than 1? One indie author I know comes to mind; this person writes 6 to 8 books per year. The books this person writes are good books. The books written by this person sell well and receive good reviews. This person writes full-time. That's how this person is able to produce 6 to 8 novels in a year. It's roughly a book every 6 to 8 weeks. Some people would say this is too many; that the quality must be poor. Not so, apparently, given the quantity of books sold, overall high praise, and career advancement. And money earned. And let's face it, that's a good thing. But for now, let's remain focused on productivity. I've written 5 novels in the past 12 months, with publishing beginning next month. And I have 6 more in development, open, right now, at this very moment, in Word, nearly ready for the first draft to begin. Other writers I know (or know of, mostly through social me

The Story Collection Storybundle Is Live May 11 through June 2!

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What I Didn't See: Stories  by  Karen Joy Fowler The collection won the World Fantasy Award and the title story won the Nebula. Fowler wrote  The Jane Austen Book Club , a New York Times Bestseller made into a film, and won the  2013 PEN/Faulkner for   We are all completely beside ourselves . The Green Leopard Plague and Other Stories  by  Walter Jon Williams Two stories in this collection won the Nebula Award. Williams was a Philip K Dick Award Finalist and placed numerous times for the Nebula and Hugo Awards. Strange Ladies: 7 Stories  by  Lisa Mason The collection received five stars from the San Francisco Review of Books. Mason was a Philip K Dick Award Finalist and New York Times Notable Book Author. Mason’s OMNI story, “Tomorrow’s Child,” sold outright to Universal Studios. Collected Stories  by  Lewis Shiner The collection is an ebook exclusive for Storybundle, includes forty-one stories, and has an Introduction by Karen Joy Fowler. Shiner was a fi

Every Day vs. Everyday

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I see this all the time. Please note, world, that everyday  is not the same as every day . They mean different things. Memorize the following from Grammarist.com: Everyday vs. every day Everyday  is an  adjective  used to describe things that (1) occur every day, or (2) are ordinary or commonplace. In the two-word phrase  every day , the adjective  every  modifies the  noun  day , and the phrase usually functions adverbially. For example, every day you eat breakfast. You brush your teeth every day. Maybe you go for a walk every day. These are everyday activities. When you’re not sure which one to use, try replacing  everyday / every day  with  each day . If  each day  would make sense in its place, then you want the two-word form.  Everyday , meanwhile, is synonymous with  daily  or  ordinary , depending on its sense. (http://grammarist.com/usage/everyday-every-day/) Less of this: More of this: Ask any learned person how they became learned. They&#