What does Appalachian English have to do with a wheelbarrow?
Confusing Words, Fiction Writing, Words, Writing Prompts and Exercises
Appalachian English and the Wheelbarrow
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Tag: Stephen Helmes
Book Reviews, Fiction Writing, Mystery, New Words Learned, Suspense/Thrillers, Words
The Water’s Fine – a Review
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Catalina, a scuba dive master, has an exciting life traveling the world. The ocean is her passion. She gets to experience firsthand the beauty of the ocean and all of its inhabitants while sharing it with the experienced and inexperienced divers she is taking beneath the water.But when one of the people under her watch decides to commit suicide, her life spirals into turmoil.
Fiction Writing, Interviews, Life's Adventures, Writing Prompts and Exercises
Kirsten Alburg Interview – Experiencing Polar Night at the Top of the World
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The residents of Barrow, Alaska, don’t see the sun for the 67 days of polar night, but during the summer months, the midnight sun gives them 80 days of continuous sunlight. What is it like to live in this city at the top of the world?
Book Reviews, Fiction Writing, ghost fiction, New Words Learned, Romance, Suspense/Thrillers, Words
Bound by Love – a Review
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The past holds secrets just waiting to be told that will reveal the truth about what really happened when two men disappeared. Will Dylan and Letty be able to clear their great-grandfathers’ names?
Confusing Words, Fiction Writing, Words
Confusing Words from Leas to Lightning
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Would you prefer to have a picnic in the leas or in the lees? Do you look through a lends or a lens to take a picture? Would you play a liar or a lyre? Does a levee or a levy prevent flooding? Does lichen or liken grow on rocks and trees? Which one accompanies a thunderstorm: lightening or lightning?
Fiction Writing, Town Names, Writing Prompts and Exercises
Weird Town Names
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Is bacon served with every meal in Bacon Level, Alabama? Was Deadhorse, Alaska named after a dead horse? Is it always Christmas in Santa Claus, Indiana and Santa Claus, Arizona? Is it a crime to eat your meals without ketchup in Ketchuptown, South Carolina?
Fiction Writing, Guest Posts
My Favorite Cozy Mystery Authors – Guest Post by Anita Kulina
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When I was in my twenties, I worked as a receptionist in downtown Pittsburgh. At lunchtime I’d browse through little shops and big department stores, and I soon discovered there was a bookstore just a couple of blocks from my office.
Fiction Writing, Writers' Groups, Writing
Creative Authors Network – Guest Post by Christina Kaye
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Top Shelf Editing has created a new writers’ group on Facebook! I know what you’re thinking – there are so many groups for writers on here, why do I need to join another one? Well, this one is slightly different.
Fiction Writing, Guest Posts, Memoirs, Writing
Writing and Aging – Guest Post by Christopher Meeks
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A close friend of mine in his eighties sent me his memoir in manuscript form. I found it fascinating as I’ve known the man thirty-five years. I had suggestions for him on perhaps reshaping it for a larger audience.
Audiobooks, Book Reviews, Fiction Writing, Mystery, New Words Learned, Words
A Death in Vegas – an Audiobook Review
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𝐴 𝐷𝑒𝑎𝑡ℎ 𝑖𝑛 𝑉𝑒𝑔𝑎𝑠 takes you from the casinos of Las Vegas, Nevada to the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco to the wineries of Sonoma, California. It is a story of a normal man with usual problems caught up in a situation where he has to break the law in order to remain a free man and prove he isn’t the guilty one.
