Book Layout & Formatting Ideas: Publishing Software
Get ideas on what you want in a desktop publishing program and six of the best programs out there in this Book Layout & Formatting Ideas post from KD Did It.
Author: Kathy Davie
Book Review: J.D. Robb’s Creation in Death
A serial killer has returned to New York, a case Eve Dallas had worked along with Feeney nine years ago. The Groom is back torturing his brides, the display he makes of them makes it personal. To Eve.
Book Review: G.A. Aiken’s The Princess Knight
With the Princess Knight at Queen Keeley’s side and a centaur warrior clan at her back, the Blacksmith Queen will risk everything for victory.
Word Confusion: Preposition versus Proposition
A preposition is part of grammar while a proposition is either about business or government before it descends into a sleazy proposal in this Word Confusion from KD Did It.
Book Review: Seanan McGuire’s “Singing the Comic-Con Blues”
Men are being murdered on the West Coast, and it all points to a cryptid, which could expose their existence to humanity. It’s up to Antimony Price and her family to find this “monster”!
Word Confusion: Scoop versus Scope
I’m so hoping that was a typo when she scoped up her backpack . . . In this word confusion, scope vs scoop . . . Scope is all about the range of what’s being dealt with, explored, studied, etc., in noun and verb form as well as a combining form that allows for telescopes, microscopes, etc. None of which comes close to scoop with its emphasis on digging and making a hole. Okay, and on getting the better of fellow reporters with the news and fashion necklines. Word Confusions . . . . . . started as my way of dealing with a professional frustration with properly spelled words that were out of context in manuscripts I was editing as well as books I was reviewing. It evolved into a sharing of information with y’all. I’m hoping you’ll share with us words that have been a bête noire for you from either end. If you found this post on “Scoop versus Scope” interesting, consider subscribing to KD Did It, if you’d like to track this post for future updates. Return to top Scoop Scope Two Scoops of Ice Cream is in the public domain, via Pixnio. Birder with Scope […]
Book Review: Seanan McGuire’s Calculated Risks
Stranded in another dimension with a handful of allies, who have forgotten who she is, Sarah Zellaby struggles to put together the right formula to get them all safely home, without destroying herself.
Book Review: Seanan McGuire’s “And with Reveling”
I can’t blame Toby or Tybalt for being amazed they survived the wedding . . . now if they can just get through the reception.
Word Confusion: Upmost vs Uppermost vs Utmost
Upmost and uppermost mean the same position-wise, but uppermost is more versatile. As for the utmost, it’s a question of high degree in this Word Confusion from KD Did It.
Book Review: Seanan McGuire’s When Sorrows Come
It takes an ambush and a High King to get Toby married. Once the High King gets involved, there’s not much even Toby can do to delay things . . . except for getting involved in stopping a plot to overthrow the High Throne itself, destabilizing the Westlands entirely, and keeping her from getting married through nothing more than the sheer volume of chaos it would cause.