Writing Tip: Clichés
Paranoid about using clichés? Check out this post on Clichés with a downloadable list, ideas on avoiding clichés, when to use or change clichés, and more in this Writing Tip from KD Did It.
Book Review: Gordon Andrews’ “Rogan’s POV 2”
Mad Rogan is determined to squeeze the truth out of Nevada Baylor and take down a rogue firestarting Prime, Adam Pierce.
Book Layout & Formatting Ideas: Typographical Rivers
When laying out your text for publication, be sure to check for rivers — a vertical path of blank white in this post on Book Layout & Formatting Ideas from KD Did It.
Book Review: Gordon Andrews’ “Rogan’s POV 1”
It’s Mad Rogan’s thoughts and actions as he tracks Nevada Baylor from the motorcycle shop to Montgomery International Investigations to the botanical gardens where she meets Adam Pierce.
Book Review: Dorothy Sayers’ The Unpleasantness at the Bellona Club
When ninety-year-old General Fentiman died at his club, it is essential to establish his exact time of death as a half-million-pound inheritance is in the balance. A lawyer is out for blood and it’ll take all Lord Peter Wimsey’s skill to get to the truth.
Word Confusion: Adversary vs Enemy vs Foe vs Opponent
All four are synonyms for each other, and yet there are nuances among adversary, enemy, foe, and opponent in this Word Confusion from KD Did It.
Book Review: Angela Knight’s Master of the Moon
City manager Diana London goes undercover as a shape-shifting Dire Wolf on the track of a killer vampiress only to be distracted by erotic dreams of Llyr, the king of the Sidhe.
Properly Punctuated – Word: Asterisk, *
The asterisk is both a punctuation symbol and a word, and a writer will want to understand when and why to use it in this combination Properly Punctuated and Word post from KD Did It.
Book Review: Angela Knight’s Master of the Night
American agent Erin Grayson is assigned to seduce international businessman Reece Champion. But she’s been set up. Reece is an agent, too — and a vampire.
Book Review: Shelly Laurenston’s The Undoing
The Crows thought they got rid of her, but Gullveig will be back, bringing with her the threat of Ragnorak. It’ll be up to Jace to translate those books and determine how they can prevent it.