R.W. “Buzz” Kaplan: The Life of an Adventurer
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Starting a Sentence with ‘Because’
Many of us have been told since elementary school that you can’t start a sentence with “because.” The truth is, it’s perfectly acceptable as long as you’re writing a complete sentence. “Because” is a concluding adverb which means that what follows after it is a subordinate clause that can’t stand alone. Don’t visit Vermont in […]
Independent bookselling is essential
“Independent bookselling is the essential recipe ingredient that puts the right books in the right hands at the right times. We’ve always known this, but now the rest of our industry is keenly aware that what we do for books, authors and readers is unmatched and has to be supported.” —Becky Anderson, owner of Anderson’s […]
Mystery at Candice Bay
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EZRA
EZRA (Easy Relationship Application) is a program that my IT staff developed at my direction to meet the needs of small businesses, to exceed the expectations of freelancers, to house all of the business information in one place, and to be reliable. EZRA holds information about clients, expenses (with the IRS categories), car mileage, project […]
When to Capitalize Seasons
Oftentimes, people feel the need to capitalize the names of seasons. You may be surprised to learn that the seasons of the year—“winter”, “summer”, “spring”, “fall”, and/or “autumn”—are only ever capitalized when they are part of a proper name. Vermont is beautiful in the winter We attended the Winter Olympics. Try It! Decide whether the […]
Authors as Partners
“If you had asked me two years ago, I would not have thought it was my responsibility. But I do think authors need to get involved with all sort of aspects of publishing and health of the publishing industry. This is not every man working for themselves, we need to think and work as a […]
A Farm Country Harvest
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Irregular Verbs
To make a verb past tense, we usually add –ed to the end of a verb. For example, “help” changes to “helped,” “shop” changes to “shopped,” and “move” changes to “moved.” These are called regular verbs. However, verbs like “get,” “hold,” and “have” are irregular and do not follow any clear pattern when making the […]
Quotations
We all know that double quotation marks should go around direct quotations and the titles of shorter works such as articles, poems, and chapters, but when is it appropriate to use single quotation marks? Nested Quotes Single quotation marks are most commonly used to set off quotes within quotes. Whenever you are quoting someone who […]
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