Monthly Archives: January 2013

Writer Wednesdays: Take criticism like a man

Posted on January 30, 2013 by alisaacarter

The worst part of writing is by far the criticism. It hurts so bad hearing someone talk trash on your baby, your blood, sweat, and tears. But if you can’t take criticism, honestly, you’ll never be a good writer. And … Continue reading →

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Brrr … it’s cold!

Posted on January 29, 2013 by alisaacarter
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Cat breath

Posted on January 28, 2013 by alisaacarter

Is there anything cuter than the smell of puppy breath? Other than the big eyes and stubby legs and floppy ears and general cuteness of a puppy? Which is weird, because those puppies grow up to have … dog breath! … Continue reading →

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The Friday Rant: Mary, Mary

Posted on January 25, 2013 by alisaacarter

I’ve always liked the contrarians, and I’ve grown to be a lot like little Mary (when I was young, I thought the curds and whey were a punishment for not doing what she was told). One thing that makes me … Continue reading →

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Writer Wednesdays: Adjective types

Posted on January 23, 2013 by alisaacarter

Have you ever noticed that sometimes you use commas in a list of modifiers, and sometimes you don’t? “The big black car turned the corner.” “The shiny, bright car turned the corner.” So why is that? Because adjectives have an … Continue reading →

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Boys Being Stupid

Posted on January 22, 2013 by alisaacarter

I was watching MTV with my daughters the other day, and they had a commercial from this show that has video clips of people basically getting hurt doing stupid things. I was just cringing until they showed one boy lying … Continue reading →

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The Friday Rant: Gun Control

Posted on January 18, 2013 by alisaacarter

Okay, moderate Republican woman (and daughter of a cop, who was regularly shot at, so I hate bad guys having guns) here with my opinion: — You can’t get rid of guns. Only having the bad guys armed is bad. … Continue reading →

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Writer Wednesdays: Don’t start a sentence with “there are”!

Posted on January 16, 2013 by alisaacarter

I don’t know where I got the idea that starting a sentence with “there are” or “there is” is bad, but I really hate it. Hate it. I will change it every time when I’m editing. But why do I … Continue reading →

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The Friday Rant: Let’s Talk Debt

Posted on January 11, 2013 by alisaacarter

I saw this on Facebook (wish I knew where it came from, but it’s been shared so many times I don’t know), and I thought, wow, I really get it now. It must be kind of old, since the federal … Continue reading →

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