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Solotramp Launch!

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Digital version of SOLOTRAMP and DRAMA

Solotramp and Drama should be free to all at Amazon Kindle April 30th and May 1st. (If someone doesn’t have a Kindle, they can use the App.)  Launch party on the 30th! 
<a href="https://www.amazon.com/SOLOTRAMP-Eleanor-Addy-Binnings-ebook/dp/B0BP6P39V1"> https://www.amazon.com/SOLOTRAMP-Eleanor-Addy-Binnings-ebook/dp/B0BP6P39V1</a>
https://www.amazon.com/DRAMA-Eleanor-Addy-Binnings-ebook/dp/B0BM5V8CL8 

 

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 Submitted the final versions of Solotramp.  I achieved my goal of recording it during Winter Break!   

Solotramp

I found a spot for custom magnets for bumper stickers.  Maybe orange color? 

And I went back into Midjourney to play a bit.

Then I upgraded Sound Forge.  I will be mastering Solotramp. Then I will submit to Audible.  

 My goal now is to link the two books on Amazon. I guess I have to make contact because it's not recognizing me as author of both.

A writer's picture.

Prologue SOLOTRAMP my Novel

From the first page.

Book is published with Kindle (also in paperback):  SOLOTRAMP

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 I just submitted the paperback version of Solotramp  Again and again and again because of the pre-stuff like numbering Table of Contents and copyright page and how Word can be annoying. 

But I did it!  Yay me!

SOLOTRAMP

 Can I believe I did it?  Last night Dec. 5, I published the e-version of SOLOTRAMP at Kindle. I'll be getting the paperback up quickly. 

Why does a teen girl run away from home? How does a runaway make it? Now 18, Micky runs once more -- this time from her difficult husband. SOLOTRAMP begins the night Micky prays to lose her troubling memories. A glowing GO and arrow appear in her mind, and she runs again, this time driving a Falcon to her missing father's mountain cabin -- where her prayer is answered with a bullet.

SOLOTRAMP

 DRAMA has now been released as a paperback. The Kindle note said it might be a few days before it shows.

Here's the link:  DRAMA

And here's the link to my reading the title poem: "Drama" at my podcast at Libsyn.

 Say hi to the neighbors!

Flat Adverbs

While it's good to avoid adverbs, I think adverbs may be used as a shortcut.  We don't need to tell everything -- not provide every detail about the inconsequential. 

From Word Genius.

He spoke quietly. They shivered violently. She ran quickly. Adverbs are a handy writer’s tool to describe an action or give more detail about a verb. We're usually able to spot adverbs easily, as most end in "-ly."

But not always! A flat adverb refers to a descriptive word that’s missing that "-ly" suffix. They're a little trickier to find and can be confused with adjectives. Here's how you can spot flat adverbs and tell them apart from other descriptive words.

Adverb vs. Adjective

Flat adverbs often look identical to their adjective counterparts — both are used to modify or describe another part of speech. But adverbs describe a verb instead of a noun. It seems simple enough, but many adverbs and adjectives are interchangeable.

Take, for example, the word "fast." It can be both an adjective and an adverb. As an adjective, you might say, “She was on the fast track to success.” As a flat adverb, the meaning changes when you write, “She ran fast.”

To confuse the issue, there are regular adverb synonyms ("quickly," "swiftly," "hurriedly") for the flat adverb "fast."

Flat Adverb/Adjective Pairs

There are some traditional adverbs that have a flat adverb mate, such as "soft" and "softly," "quick" and "quickly," or "bright" and "brightly." How did these come about?

In Old English texts, adverbs usually had an inflection at the end of them — like brighte. When these were dropped over time, they were more easily confused with their adjective counterparts, so "-ly" was added to help clarify when you were intending to use the adverbial form. The good news is, you can use either version —"soft" or "softly" — and get your message across, although it should be noted that flat adverbs do tend to have a more casual vibe.

However, there are other adverb/adjective pairs where the meaning differs between the two words. For example, "late" and "lately." You can arrive late, or you cannot have stopped by lately.

If you've been told that using a flat adverb like "fast" was a mistake, you can blame 18th-century grammarians for that. But in modern linguistics, it’s commonly understood that flat adverbs are OK to use — if the meaning of your sentence doesn’t radically shift. But as a general rule, most of us are so used to that "-ly" ending that it just comes naturally.

https://www.wordgenius.com/what-is-a-flat-adverb/