Starlog

  • And the winners are? – The Sunshine Awards Flash Fiction Contest – Read and pic your favorite

    Wow, I really love these three entries.  These guys put a lot of thought into this. I am so glad that I can give the award to all three of them, so here is your little flowers badge ladies!  Thanks for playing! Just for fun, I am going to open this up for voting.  It… Read more

  • By Request: Who verses Whom

    Before I get on to this, I have an overall opinion (I know, shocking) The English language is evolving rapidly.  Whom is one of those words that is unfortunately falling into the realm of obsolescence.  Mainly, this is from lack of use due to people not understanding how to use it. Also, when you do… Read more

  • What stupid Writing Error did your Beta Reader come across this week? – Verb Confusion.

    I just love verb confusion.  It’s a riot. Unless someone points it out to me in my own work. Okay, well it’s funny for me too, as long as I catch it in time. The lovely Miss Dawn just pointed out to me that I have to be especially careful with my verb confusion, because… Read more

  • The Monomaniacal Middle Grade Reviewer Won’t take time to Review!

    I have a problem.  It’s a good problem.  My kid won’t stop reading. “Sweetie, would you like to do another book review for me?” “After I finish reading this book, Mom.” “Ummm, okay, but you said that after you finished the last two.” “But this is just sooo good!” Ugh.  Now, here is my problem. … Read more

  • Where the Heck is Everybody? Oh! There you are. This is So Cool!

    One of my favorite little tools in WordPress is the Map feature. It tells you where your traffic is coming from.  I expected hits in the USA and Canada, but beyond that was a little bit of a surprise.  There are a few of you out there that I “talk” to all the time, and… Read more

  • Flash Fiction Tuesday – I have to wonder sometimes

    I figured I’d try something different. I’ve never done flash fiction.  I thought I’d give it a try… at least as a distraction from my current WIP. Now, I know that there really isn’t a market for Flash, so I figured I’d post it here.  If you’re not into it, don’t worry, it will only… Read more