cj Sez: When author/editor Joyce Sterling Scarbrough gave a
wonderful presentation on self-editing to the Mobile Writers Guild a while back,
she left us with a slew of important tips. For instance: Did you know that adjectives
and adverbs have a “royal order?”
Did you know that when you use an adverb before the noun, it does not require a comma? I took notes, so I know. The charts Joyce used have been updated and changed, but the structures remain the same. Here are two Royal Order charts for you to copy out.
A past president of the Mobile Writers Guild, Joyce is also the editor of every one of the organization’s perfectly enjoyable PIECES anthologies. Follow author/editor Joyce Scarbrough on Facebook and her webpage HOME | Joyce Scarbrough
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Author and Reader Notes:
The Sisters in Crime 2024 Pride Award is now open for submissions
from emerging LGBTQIA+ Crime Writers! Sisters in Crime membership NOT required
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Who: LGBTQIA+ Crime Writers
Why: Win $2,000
What: Submit an UNPUBLISHED work in the Crime Writing genre (i.e. short story,
novella, chapter(s) of a novel in progress), your resume and a cover letter
When: Submissions open through July 31st
How: For complete details and entry form, go to: https://www.sistersincrime.org/page/Pride
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CALLAHAN IN ACTION, Book 6 in the Cat Callahan Mystery Series, is scheduled to launch August 8 and it's available for preorder. Click on the link below so you can grab a copy now: https://books2read.com/CatCallahan6
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Okay, that’s it for
today. You-all guys keep on keeping on, and I’ll try to do the same. Raising
prayers for a happy and safe you and yours.
cj
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