Gretchen Jones

The last week has been a foggy mess here in the Midwest.  As if it weren’t bad enough that we had a foot or more of snow, the melt appears to be going straight into the air.  Traveling highways in thick fog is dicey at least, so it was pure stubbornness that a group of us to converged on Topeka, Kansas Saturday night to see the Euphoria String Band play at the Classic Bean coffee house.

The band sans bass player who was blocked from the photo by someone's hat

Until we pulled back into the driveway we weren’t sure we would be going home.  The fog was so thick we couldn’t see further than about five yards ahead of us on the interstate.  That made for slow going.

Sometimes I feel that way when writing, like the clouds are low and thick and so much is unknown in front of me that I may never make it to my goal.  Fortunately there are lighthouses located across the landscape shining through the mist with help for the fogbound writer.

This week I received a link to one of the more subtle aspects of craft, verb tense. Romance University always offers excellent advice, instruction and examples and this week an excellent post with clear explanation and pointed examples.  The comments provided additional insight.  Overall a useful time spent on the internet.  Really, how often can you say that?

Here’s the link to the post.  http://romanceuniversity.org/2010/01/15/ask-an-editor-problem-with-tense/

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