While playing in the hallway of your home, your kids bump into your grandfather clock, which has been in your family for years. The clock falls over, crashing onto the floor. As you pick up the pieces, you find a note written by your great grandfather, who died two months after you were born. Interesting enough, […]
“Books and reading were integral parts of my life growing up and it’s that same love of books I’ve been able to share with my children. The real, urgent need to connect with children by age nine and turn them onto reading with a good book is underestimated. That’s why it’s so crucial to support […]
A phrase is a sequence of grammatically related words without a subject and a verb. There are several types of phrases: Noun Phrase: The young child walked ahead. Verb Phrase: The parents had been worrying about where their child had gone. Prepositional Phrase: By 3:00 am on Black Friday, the lines into the mall reached across the street. Gerund Phrase: Playing […]
I was honored by Marquis Who’s Who when I was recognized for my service and accomplishments in the publishing industry. I have been in the publishing industry for over 20 years and have continued to offer professional advice, training, and assistance to others in the field through the National Association of Independent Writers and Editors (NAIWE) and […]
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How often do you contemplate the index when you pick up a book? We certainly use indexes, but how many of us really think about the mechanics of designing the index specifically for the book? And that someone constructed and wrote the index? Creating the index for a book has its challenges. The indexer decides […]
Adjectives are words that describe nouns or pronouns. They may come before (The cute kitten is sitting on the chair.) or they may come after (The kitten is cute.) the word they describe. Adverbs are words that describe everything but nouns and pronouns. They describe adjectives, verbs, and other adverbs. Adverbs answer the questions how, when, or where. The adverbs that […]
Semicolons have two major functions in English grammar. The first function is to separate two independent clauses as in “I thought I would be able to maneuver around the deer blocking the road; I was sadly mistaken.” The second function of the semicolon is to separate items in a list that are already set apart […]
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