I hear Mike Myers–er, Linda Richman–in my head, hosting Coffee Talk, with the thick NY accent. “Perfect Progressive verb forms are neither perfect nor progressive. Discuss.” We’ll hit this one fast and hard, because honestly? There are only a few legitimate reasons to use the perfect progressive verb form. And there’s probably a better, simpler […]
Speculative Fiction: Imaginative Storyworld, Immediate Conflict
Very soon, The Book of Things to Come will be released. Image by Dana Song (I. Can. Not. Wait.) Book one of Aaron Gansky’s The Hand of Adonai series promises fantasy action, witty banter, video-gaming, monsters, and a team of four American kids–all pulled into Alrujah, a storyworld that will simultaneously enthrall you and rob of you […]
Get Your Grammar Fix(ed): Perfect Verb Forms
We’re talking about perfect verb forms today. We’ve covered the satellite view of all the forms and tenses. We’ve talked about simple forms. We’ve seen progressive verb forms in action. And now, without further ado:Perfect.There were three of them in the paragraph above. Did you catch them?Truly short and sweet. These verb forms indicate that an […]
Worlds Without Limits: In Which Serena Chase Tells Why She Reads (and Write) Speculative Fiction
Serena Chase, you guys. This woman’s reimagining of the Snow White and Rose Red fairy tale is breathtaking. I haven’t yet read her recrafting of The Twelve Dancing Princesses, but, oh, I intend to. Her storyworld is captivating and…I’d love to get lost in it. She’s a regular contributor to USA Today’s Happy Ever After blog, and […]
Get Your Grammar Fix(ed): Progressive Verbs
We’ve done the bird’s-eye view of verb tenses and forms.We’ve homed in on the simple forms of past, present, and future. And we’ve talked about why those are usually best for writing.Today, we zoom in to inspect the progressive forms. These bebes are easy to spot, because they all end in -ING. I will be […]
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