Sometimes (and the older The Snarky Editor gets, the more frequent those times are) we only half-hear something. Or it sounds right, and we don’t stop to think whether it actually IS right …
Literally?
A lot of authors seem to be confused about what “literally” means, because they tend to use it to add emphasis to an exaggeration. But literally means word for word, or without …
Well, no. Not exactly.
Sometimes authors just get it wrong. Maybe they assume they know more than they do. Maybe they just don’t check. But when they mess up, the result is that readers don’t trust them to get …
Small world, big project
Lately, the writing hasn't been going very well. Which is the polite way to say that it's not going at all, and the book I started months ago is still lingering in limbo. I got my characters into a …
Join me for a celebration!
You're invited to a launch party for my brand-new Regency romantic comedy I'm pleased to announce that my newest romance novel is now available. I'm so proud of this story (and wait till you see …
Fall into Romance!
September 21 -- the first day of autumn -- is the perfect day to Fall into Romance! I'm pleased to announce the release of my brand-new Regency romance, A Marriage is Announced, just in time for Fall …