It’s Halloween. There is no better way to begin the celebrations than with Edgar Allan Poe’s classic poem. Enjoy, if you dare. The Raven Edgar Allan Poe Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered, weak and weary, Over many a quaint and curious volume of forgotten lore— While I nodded, nearly napping, suddenly there came a tapping, As of some one gently rapping, rapping at my chamber door. “’Tis some visitor,” I muttered, “tapping at my chamber door— Only this and nothing m

All of us can use a little diversion in the midst of the pursuit of proper word usage, grammar, and punctuation for our literary works. This week, I found more interesting and also amusing articles. I hope you like them too. Merriam-Webster Dictionary Colorful words for the autumn season. https://www.merriam-webster.com/words-at-play/color-word-origins/feuille-morte It started with the soup. https://www.merriam-webster.com/words-at-play/miscellany-hodgepodge-menagerie-collect

This week I want to share more of the interesting links I found on the online sites of Merriam-Webster Dictionary, Oxford Dictionary, and Dictionary.com. They’re not only places for spelling. Merriam-Webster Slang words that began in academia. https://www.merriam-webster.com/words-at-play/origin-of-school-slang/flunk Some of our favorite foods are actually named after real people. https://www.merriam-webster.com/words-at-play/foods-named-after-real-people/cobb-salad Oxford D

Third Stop of #ThereisnoeyedropsinHell Blog Tour Hello, and welcome to the third stop of my urban fantasy novel, the #ThereisnoeyedropsinHell Blog Tour for my new release, an urban fantasy novel, How the Vortex Changed My Life. There are some facts about my new release that readers don’t know about. Not until now, of course. -----Many of the demons mentioned in this novel have actual name of demons mentioned in mythology. Like Abraxas. This demon is considered the Supreme Un

Finally, Resonance is out to the beta readers and I can get back to some semblance of a schedule. I’ve got to say, though, it’s like sending your child out to their first day of school. You worry if they’re ready. You worry because you can’t protect them like you used to be able to do. But, just like children, you have to partner with other, caring people who will help you open new horizons and have your book's best interest at heart. In the many weeks it took to go through R