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ALT #MondayBlogs Grammar Errors You May Be Making Right Now and How to Stop. Please. | @BadRedheadMedia https://geni.us/GrammaticalErrors Twenty-five word crimes that make writers twitch... Okay, I admit it; I have grammar pet peeves. Come on, we all do. We may pretend we’re far too evolved to judge other people’s word choices, but then someone writes alot, and suddenly we’re pacing around the house muttering, “It’s two words. TWO, dammit.” Might just be me. So, with affection and a tiny speck of judgment, let’s discuss a few repeat offenders. 1. Alot No. It’s a lot. Two words. You wouldn’t write alittle, abunch, or awholemess. Please stop making a and lot live together before they’re ready. 2. For Free You received the book free. You downloaded the guide free. You attended the event free of charge. You can say you received it for free; that phrase is grammatically acceptable, widely used, and understood. I still don’t like it.

ALT Are you a Barbara Delinsky fan, like me? Well, she's retired from writing, but is sharing her other love, her gorgeous flower photography, on her Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/barbara.delinsky Please give her a follow there. She mixes in book posts, too (for you die-hard fans). #BarbaraDelinsky #FlowerPhotography #BookLovers #FlowerArt #PhotographyLovers #AuthorLife #FloralPhotography #BookCommunity #NaturePhotography #FlowerPower

ALT 📕 Why Parental Alienation Hurts: 10 Lessons I Learned the Hard Way by @ScottStocktonAuthor via @Substack (free) https://scottstocktonauthor.substack.com/p/why-parental-alienation-hurts-10 My book is now available, and I wrote it to share my lived experience with parental alienation over decades: the agony, the hardship, the nuance, and the spiritual transformation. These are ten things I learned along the way… 1. I struggled to find a book that reflected my lived experience with PA...

ALT 🎉 Happy Book Birthday! 🎂 NO PERFECT CHOICE, a novel by Lillian Méndez-Soto @lillianacubana https://geni.us/NoPerfectChoice When the law decides your fate, survival becomes an act of defiance. After a heart attack lands Alina Rodriguez in a Texas ER, she receives a second, unthinkable diagnosis: a non-viable, life-threatening pregnancy. With doctors unwilling to treat her, the clock ticks, and Ali is forced into a desperate search for care in a system where her life comes second. #BookBirthday

ALT 📕 NEW: When a person abuses you and then leaves, you have the ability to heal. Once you go ‘no contact’ and work to restore the parts of yourself damaged by the relationship, you can recover. But with complex trauma experienced in attempted co-parenting, this can’t happen. My book, 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝘼𝙡𝙞𝙚𝙣𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣: 𝙒𝙝𝙚𝙣 𝙔𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝘾𝙝𝙞𝙡𝙙𝙧𝙚𝙣 𝘽𝙚𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙚 𝙎𝙩𝙧𝙖𝙣𝙜𝙚𝙧𝙨, on parental alienation, divorce, and family fractures... is available now! https://geni.us/ParentalAlienation

ALT 📕 NEW: When a person abuses you and then leaves, you have the ability to heal. Once you go ‘no contact’ and work to restore the parts of yourself damaged by the relationship, you can recover. But with complex trauma experienced in attempted co-parenting, this can’t happen. My book, 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝘼𝙡𝙞𝙚𝙣𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣: 𝙒𝙝𝙚𝙣 𝙔𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝘾𝙝𝙞𝙡𝙙𝙧𝙚𝙣 𝘽𝙚𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙚 𝙎𝙩𝙧𝙖𝙣𝙜𝙚𝙧𝙨, on parental alienation, divorce, and family fractures... is available now! https://geni.us/ParentalAlienation

ALT 🔵 NEW: The Incredible Coincidence That Proved It's a Small World After All by @ItWorkedForMeBook by Jeff Burgess https://jeffburgessauthor.com/2026/10/16/its-a-small-world-after-all/ It sure is interesting how long you know someone before you realize how long you really knew someone. What a small world.

ALT 📕 My book, 𝙋𝙖𝙞𝙣𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙔𝙤𝙪 𝙒𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙒𝙤𝙧𝙙𝙨: 𝘼 𝘾𝙤𝙡𝙡𝙚𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙤𝙛 𝙇𝙤𝙫𝙚 𝙋𝙤𝙚𝙢𝙨, many years in the making, is now available! https://geni.us/PaintingYouWithWords by @ChrisWoodAuthor @ChrisWoodRocks What begins as a serendipitous reconnection between two friends becomes a vivid exploration of deep love. These poems trace the rhythm of a shared life, from the spark of first attraction to the quiet comfort of "always and forever."

ALT 🍂 NEW: 10 Practical Ways to Save Your Book From Failing Sales by @BadRedheadMedia via @Substack https://geni.us/MarketingFreeAndPaid Your book isn’t selling. Before you decide you need to spend $2,000 on ads, redesign your entire website, dance on TikTok, start a podcast, make seventeen Reels, or fire your cover designer, stop. Poor sales are data. Something isn’t connecting between your book and the people who might want to read it. The question is where.

ALT via @RachelThompsonAuthor @RachelintheOC: I’ll be part of a reading panel tonight at @LucidWinery in Sacramento, hosted by @BarbaraCaver! Other authors include @JoellaAragon @JannaMarliesMaron @AnnStarbuck @KateWashington and @CarrieLea. If you’re in the area, it’s free to attend, and you get drink tickets! RSVP here: https://partiful.com/e/MHLIFEzp6MV2fTRB8ECO Huge thanks to Barbara for creating, hosting, and inviting us!





