Author: kddidit

Book Review: Kelley Armstrong’s Haunted

I received this book for free from the library in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.Source: the library Hauntedby Kelley ArmstrongIt is part of the Women of the Otherworld #5 series and is a urban fantasy in a Kindle edition that was published by Bantam Books on May 31, 2005 and has 528 pages.Explore it on Goodreads or Amazon Other books in this series include [books_series] Other books by this author which I have reviewed include Broken, Personal Demon , Living with the Dead, Men of the Otherworld, Tales of the Otherworld, Frostbitten, Dates from Hell, Exit Strategy, Made to Be Broken, The Reckoning, Spell Bound, The Gathering, The Awakening, “Hidden”, The Calling, Aftertaste, Kisses from Hell, The Rising, Omens, Wild Justice, Enthralled: Paranormal Diversions, Visions, Deceptions, The Masked Truth, City of the Lost, Empire of Night, Forest of Ruin, Betrayals, A Darkness Absolute, Indigo, Rituals, The Unquiet Past, This Fallen Prey, Stolen, Rough Justice, Dime Store Magic, Industrial Magic, Broken, Waking the Witch, Portents, Missing, Alone in the Wild, Watcher in the Woods, Otherworld Secrets, Wherever She Goes, “The Case of the Half-Demon Spy”, “Escape”, […]

Posted October 12, 2018 by kddidit in Book Reviews / 0 Comments

Word Confusion: Formally versus Formerly

Revised as of 22 Jan 2022 Formerly she was a dental hygienist, now Katrina is a writer, formally, a technical writer. Of course, we could reverse this as well: “Formally, Katrina was a dental hygienist; she had formerly been a technical writer”. One trick you can use to remind yourself which is which is to take off the -ly. Formal. Former. Formal manners. Needing a formal for the prom. Formal invitations. All things done in the proper, traditional way. Former is prior, before, previously. And former simply doesn’t care about manners. 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 noir for you from either end. If you found this post on “Formally versus Formerly” interesting, consider tweeting it to your friends. Subscribe to KD Did It, if you’d like to track this post for future updates. Return to top Formally Formerly 379th Assumption of Command by Tech. Sgt. Jeff Fitzmorris is in the public […]

Posted October 11, 2018 by kddidit in Author Resources, Self-Editing, Word Confusions, Writing / 0 Comments

Word Confusion: Bard versus Barred

Barred from his computer by the blackout, this self-editing bard went to the bar in this Word Confusion from KD Did It.

Posted October 8, 2018 by kddidit in Author Resources, Self-Editing, Word Confusions, Writing / 0 Comments

Word Confusion: Cognomen versus Surname

Revised as of 17 April 2021 You can read the full text of “The Travels of Marco Polo the Venetian here. I know, I know, you’re asking why you’d be interested. Who knows, it might be useful for future reference for a story, but my primary interest right now is that Polo is his surname and the Venetian is his cognomen. The real purpose behind this word confusion post, cognomen versus surname, is to satisfy my own curiosity. I am planning a sci-fi / time travel series in which the first book is set in Ancient Rome. And I have been confused with the Roman naming conventions. Now, I know that nomen is the family or last name, the surname of a Roman while a cognomen is of Roman origin that began as a nickname, which has, sometimes, evolved into a surname. 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 noir for you from […]

Posted October 4, 2018 by kddidit in Author Resources, Self-Editing, Word Confusions, Writing / 0 Comments