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Wednesday Writing

LC May 26, 2021 Wednesday Writing

Your feedback would be helpful for me. Let me know if you have any questions.

Parts of Speech: I'm curious--when I label words as prepositions or possessive pronouns in Monday Muddle, do you know what I mean? When I use abbreviations, do you know what they stand for? No shame if you don't--generations of students were not taught these things--but it would help me to know. Please let me know in the comments.

Tuesday Two

LC May 25, 2021 Tuesday Two

Write a story with only two sentences. Use the photo for inspiration if you wish.

Photo by Yogendra Singh on Unsplash.

A young man stirring up dirt while hitting a cricket ball with a bat.

Monday Muddle: every day, everyday

LC May 24, 2021 Monday Muddle

Those who have been following me for a while might recognize this muddle. I’ve shared it before, but I thought it would be worth sharing again since I see this mistake so often. You might say that it’s an everyday occurrence.

Monday Muddle: every day: (quantifier + noun) each day; all days If putting "single" between "every" and "day" makes sense, you need a space. everyday: (adj) ordinary; routine; describes something that happens every day

Thursday Thought #TrentShelton

LC May 20, 2021 Thursday Thought

Two swordsman dressed in chain mail and helmets engaged in battle. Caption: You will never win your war by running from your battles. ~Trent Shelton

Tuesday Two

LC May 18, 2021 Tuesday Two

Write a story with only two sentences. Use the photo for inspiration if you wish.

Photo by Constantinos Kollias on Unsplash.

Ancient buildings bathed in a golden glow under a yellow sky.

Monday Muddle: compliment, complement

LC May 17, 2021 Monday Muddle

Here’s a trick to help you figure out which spelling you need. Complement, which means to complete, has the same first six letters as complete. Knowing that I should say nice things to people more often will help me remember that compliment has an i.

Monday Muddle: compliment: (n) an expression of praise, admiration or appreciation; (v) to give a compliment complement: (n) something that completes, makes whole, or brings to perfection; (v) to complete, make whole, or bring to perfection

Thursday Thought #MichaelBlouin

LC May 13, 2021 Thursday Thought

Michael Blouin thought about stopping, but he kept writing. Now his novel, Skin House, has been named the best in Canada by ReLit Awards, and a digital copy of it will be going to the moon later this year.

An old manual typewriter, with "Goals" printed on the paper. Caption: You're the only one who can stop yourself. So don't. ~Michael Blouin

Wednesday Writing

LC May 12, 2021 Wednesday Writing

Which social media site do you think is best for connecting with other authors? And with readers? What’s your favourite in general?

Symbols from various social media platforms--Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Clubhouse, TikTok and LinkedIn--with the caption: What's your favourite social media platform for author/reader interaction?

Tuesday Two

LC May 11, 2021 Tuesday Two

Write a story with only two sentences. Use the photo for inspiration if you wish.

Photo by Greg Becker on Unsplash.

A path surrounded by large evergreen trees with bright light shining through in crepuscular rays

Monday Muddle: it’s, its

LC May 10, 2021 Monday Muddle

Here are a couple tips to help you know when you need the apostrophe. “Its” will be followed by a noun, though there might be a descriptive adjective (or several) before it. “It’s” might be followed by just an adjective. (e.g. It’s yellow.) But if “it’s” is followed by a noun, with or without a descriptive adjective, there will almost certainly be an article (a, an, the) or a possessive adjective before the noun. “It’s” might even be followed by “its”. For example: Why is there a bowl on the floor? It’s its usual location. It’s the dog’s food dish.

“Its” should never have an apostrophe after the s.

Autocorrect does not know the difference between “it’s” and “its”, so don’t trust it to choose for you.

Monday Muddle: it's: (subject pronoun and verb) contraction of "it is" or "it has". Can be replaced by "it is" or "it has" and still make sense. its: (possessive pronoun) indicates possession--the item that follows belongs to it. Cannot be replaced by "it is" or "it has" and still make sense.