Category Archives: writing

Writing News

Posted on February 5, 2013 by JulianneQJohnson

I just wanted to post a little update as to how things in my writing world are going. If you are waiting on another chapter of Wyrd House, I plan to post another one by the end of this week. … Continue reading →

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Is it actually helpful to “fix” someone’s bad query letter?

Posted on February 3, 2013 by JulianneQJohnson

Is it actually helpful to “fix” someone’s bad query letter? I was at my favorite writing forum, Absolute Write’s Water Cooler, looking at some query letters that had been posted in a section where author’s are looking for critique. There … Continue reading →

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The Hook- Avoiding Clichés

Posted on February 1, 2013 by JulianneQJohnson

In my last post, I talked about ways you can write a book so that it has the best chance of being published. About what makes a book sellable to an agent. Today, we talk about the hook. The hook, … Continue reading →

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Before you write the book-

Posted on January 31, 2013 by JulianneQJohnson

I’ve written a three part series about cover letters in this blog, and it struck me today that what many might find useful is some advice about writing a book that you want to get published. About what you should … Continue reading →

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Capitalization

Posted on January 30, 2013 by JulianneQJohnson

Capital Letters. The bane of my existence. Certainly, the basic rules of when to capitalize a word are simple enough. The first word in a sentence. Proper nouns, such as people’s names, cities, states, and countries. The names of a … Continue reading →

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My blog is two months old, how far we have come!

Posted on January 29, 2013 by JulianneQJohnson

If you can spare a moment of your time, I ask you to read this. I created my blog on WordPress two months ago. I decided to take a look at it today, and see how much it has grown. … Continue reading →

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Grammar Gripes 2- The present participle phrase

Posted on January 28, 2013 by JulianneQJohnson

Today, we are going to speak about one of the most maligned bits of grammar in the English language. The present participle phrase. This is also sometimes referred to as the present participle clause. Why, oh why, is this little … Continue reading →

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Wyrd House Update

Posted on January 27, 2013 by JulianneQJohnson

Chapter six of Wyrd House, my paranormal romance novel, has been posted and can be found here: Wyrd House I’m really enjoying writing this story, and I hope folks are enjoying reading it. As always, feel free to comment and … Continue reading →

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Writing news- Winter and Ghost in the Park

Posted on January 25, 2013 by JulianneQJohnson

Winter, my post-apocalyptic short story has been accepted by Das Krakenhaus Publishing, and will appear in their book The End of the World as We Know It in the spring. Yay for me! I’m very excited that it’s been accepted, … Continue reading →

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Grammar Gripes – Prepositions at the end of a sentence

Posted on January 24, 2013 by JulianneQJohnson

Let me start by stating that I am not a grammar queen. I do all right, but I’m certain that there’s the odd mistake in my writing, probably in this very post. Even so, there are some grammar myths that, … Continue reading →

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