Was Uncle Tom’s Cabin written by a feminine hand? No, it was written by Harriet Beecher’s toe. For years, pretty much all I knew about Uncle Tom’s Cabin, the novel, was that it existed. Important in the social history of the United States, sure. Important in American literature, sure. But the plot? Nope. All IContinue reading “Uncle Tom’s SERE”
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An Early Opportunity
Originally posted on Dr. Doyle's Blog:
In honor of Nanowrimo, and of the onset of the winter heating season,† I’ll be running a seasonal sale on editorial and critique services from now through the end of Thanksgiving weekend.? My usual rate of $1500 for a line-edit and critique on a standard-weight novel goes down…
A Not Entirely Disinterested Public Service Announcement
Originally posted on Dr. Doyle's Blog:
Fantasy writer Jo Walton is running a Kickstarter for Scintillation, a small convention to be held – provided the Kickstarter succeeds — in 2018 in Montreal. Jo (who deservedly often has Homeric epithets like “acclaimed” and “award-winning” affixed to her name) ran the Farthingparty convention in Montreal from…
Doubling Down
All too often these days we read or hear in the news, “[Name of politician] doubled down on his earlier remarks…” So what does it mean to “double down”? The term comes from the world of gambling, specifically from the game of Blackjack (AKA “Twenty-one”). The object of the game is to draw cards soContinue reading “Doubling Down”
A Brace of Peeves
Originally posted on Dr. Doyle's Blog:
Because sometimes they come in matched sets. Peeve One: Criteria is a plural, dammit. The singular is criterion. (The word is Greek in origin – the –on ending is a clue.) Peeve Two: Data is also a plural. The singular is datum. (This one is Latin. Again, the…
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