I will finish out this week by writing a little
about my third novel.
The setting is in the midwest farm belt.
The time, from the middle thirties to
early 1940's.
The tentative title of this novel is:
The Caretaker
After his parents both die, this young man
heads south to the southern part of another
state where his Aunt and Uncle live. He
hitch hikes when he can and walks when
he can't find a ride.
On the way, he is sidetracked by a storm
which forces him to find shelter in an
empty farmstead. The farm was
abandoned unintentionally a few years
earlier when the owners were killed while
on their way to a funeral in another state.
Since there is canned food in the celler,
a roof over his head, both a heating and a
cook stove and the house is fully furnished,
he decides to stay there a few days
before continuing his journey.
The few days stretch into a lifetime as
he works out a way to stay on the farm,
first as a caretaker, then as a share crop
farmer and then as the owner of the
farm.
As he intregates himself into the community,
he becomes a progressive community leader,
helping to bring electricity and a rural
telephone servce to the community.
This is also a story of romance as he meets,
woos and then marries a young woman from
a very similar background.
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Saturday, November 3, 2007
My Third novel
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Friday, November 2, 2007
A little about my second novel
I am hitting a blank on what to write
about so will say a few words about my
second novel. Like the other two novels,
I have never submitted it for publication. In fact, it still needs some editing done on it.
The story is about a young man who has
been selected to be a guidian and watch
over six beautiful young homemakers on
a world tour for a flour company.
While on their way to Australia, the
plane they are on crashes into the Pacific.
The crew members on the plane all killed
in the crash, leaving the six girls and the
young man as the only survivors.
The story is about their survival, with
considerable romance and adventure
thrown in. I didn't set out to do so, but after I was finished with the rough draft,
I realized some might think I was trying
to copy "Gilligan's Island". For now my
story is called "Our Island Paradise".
No doubt that title has already been taken.
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Thursday, November 1, 2007
More about my first book
Today I am going to tell you a little more about
the first novel I wrote. I again will remind you
it has not yet been published but I hope to have
it in print in the near future. If and when that
happens I will let you know in this, my blog.
The name of it is "The Enemy Is Our Neighbor".
The story is about the crew of a miniture US
navy submarine which is composed of three
officers and twelve seaman.
The story takes place in the south Pacific
during the early years of World War II.
It is basically a spy mission story carried out
by the men on this crew. Our hero has a girl
friend in New Zealand where the crew goes
for R&R eight days out of every sixty days.
You must understand this entire novel is
complete fiction. The miniture submarine
and all the special equipment used by our
heroes was invented in my mind and did
not exist, to my knowledge. Also, I am
quite certain it would have been very
unusual for navy seaman to get 8 days
R&R every two months. But you must
remember, this crew and is't mission
was very unusual, fraught with extreme
danger so perhaps you will agree the
unusual R&R arrangement was well
deserved.
Over a period of approximately one year,
the crew raises havoc with the Japanese
navy, army and air force, sinking many
ships and destroying large numbers of
airplanes on the ground. The Japanese
army suffers a large number of casualties
due to our heroes efforts, resulting in the
easy capture of the island the enemy had
taken from US forces more than a year
earlier.
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Wednesday, October 31, 2007
Choose or chose
Lately I have been seeing people using the word 'chose'
when they mean ' choose'. The question then is, when
to use chose and when to use choose.
examples of wrongly using the word 'chose'.
He knew he would have to chose a new approach.
It should read:
He knew he would have to choose a new approach.
a second example:
He knew if he choose a new approach, etc.
correct:
He knew he chose a new approach, etc.
Suggestion. Say it aloud to yourself to see if it
sounds correct. If it doesn't sound right, it is
more than likely it isn't.
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Tuesday, October 30, 2007
Misuse of the word 'pretty'
Here is another word which is incorrectly used by
many people. It is the word 'pretty'. This word is
an adjective but is used by many people as an
adverb.
Examples of misuse:
She pretty much made up my mind for me.
He is pretty well along with his work.
The word 'pretty' is meant to be used to describe
someone or something such as:
She is pretty.
See that pretty flower.
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Monday, October 29, 2007
Wrong useage of the Word 'that'
I think there is probably no other word which is used wrong than the word 'that'.
The word 'that' is a pronoun, not a adverb.
You see it used in such ways as:
They saw (that) they were (etc).
How much more meaningful to say:
They saw they were (etc).
example:
When the time had come (that) they should (etc)
Much better to simply say:
When the time had come they should (etc).
My college English instructor called that kind
of useage "immature use of the word 'that'.
The word 'that', being a pronoun, should be
used only to point out a subject or person such
as:
See that flower?
That person is a (etc).
See over that hill?
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