Here's everything you always wanted to know about the mechanics of writing right but were afraid to ask. Or questions you asked on the Internet and received gibberish in return. Or questions you asked but never received any reply at all. Finally, here are the honest, unvarnished, authoritative responses to questions from writers around the world from one of the leading grammatical authorities and most widely published authors, teachers, editors, and book doctors working today.True,...

When a mother-and-son research team gets too close to the grizzly truth, one of them must die. But which? With the cold blooded murderer still on the loose, Mark sets out to avenge his mother's death. But how will he recognize the killer? And when? What will he do to help bring him to justice? And who can he turn to for help once the police declare the case "cold" and close the books on it?Living in a Caribbean Island paradise, Mark celebrates his twenty-first birthday while facing...

When a mother-and-son research team gets too close to the grizzly truth, one of them must die. But which? With the cold blooded murderer still on the loose, Mark sets out to avenge his mother's death. But how will he recognize the killer? And when? What will he do to help bring him to justice? And who can he turn to for help once the police declare the case "cold" and close the books on it?Living in a Caribbean Island paradise, Mark celebrates his twenty-first birthday while facing...

Young Martha Jane Cannary began life as a camp follower and street urchin. Parentless by the age of twelve, she morphed into the mother of two who just as often took employment as a waitress, laundress, or dance hall girl as she did an Indian scout or bullwhacker. Just as likely to wear a dress as she was buckskins, she was impossible to ignore no matter what she wore, particularly after she’d had a few drinks! And she shamelessly parlayed into a legend the aura of fame that Edward L. Whee...

Here's everything you always wanted to know About Writing Right but were afraid to ask. Or questions you asked on the Internet and received gibberish in return. Or questions you asked but never received any reply at all. Finally, here are the honest, unvarnished, authoritative responses to questions from writers around the world from one of the leading grammatical authorities and most widely published authors, teachers, editors, ghostwriters, and book doctors working today. The Internet is...

A shady landlady with a half-dozen skips on her hands, a suburban contractor in the Mob's cross-hairs, a nearly frozen fisherman with a sloe-eyed, murderous blonde to heat things up. From the wealthy Near North Side and the chimera of Rush Street to the city's plebeian suburbs, here's a cross-section of Chi-Town's most secretive, seductive, and seditious characters.All the cops, dicks, cons, dames, skirts, and criminals whose paths a living body could ever hope to cross—or not!—app...

When Hymie Stiehl, one of Chicago's most notorious raconteurs, learns that professional baseball-player and pal Jungle Jim Alavera has disappeared, he knows what he has to do. Realizing that Alavera is still alive but in growing danger, Stiehl fakes his own death only to reemerge in drag to try to locate his compadre. After Stiehl's "snitch," Jimmy the Mole, tracks Alavera to a small brownstone in New Town, Hymie and his college-professor sidekick decide to pay the jock a surprise visit. B...

"Distills a lifetime of plant experience into easy-to-follow instruction, giving an amateur like me the confidence to green my home for health." —Paula Baker-LaPorte, coauthor of Prescriptions for a Healthy HouseSome of the most polluted places on earth are where we spend 90% of our time: inside our homes. Science is continually uncovering more effective ways of improving the quality of our environment, and plants—specifically indoor trees and shrubs—are a...

In writing, "structure," or the physical form that a piece of writing takes, varies depending upon style, choice of words, storyline, and author skill. Yet, all writing includes structure. It forms the framework of the written piece, in much the same way as a foundation, rough framing, and roof trusses form the framework of a building.An author employs the elements of plot, setting, characters, and theme to define the structure of a written piece. Going back to ancient Greece and it...

When I began writing back in the Dark Ages, I never understood the phrase, "the business of writing." To me, writing was the last thing in the world I wanted to do as a business. It was far more glamorous than that. It was far more poetic and esoteric and exotic. Writing to me was what it is to many young writers just starting out: a chance to express your creative spirit without bounds.And a chance to win admiring glances from the opposite sex, too, of course. I must confess: I ha...

The final book in the "About Writing Right" four-book series, Volume 4 offers one of the least tapped and largest sources of information on writing right: the author's personal experience. If anyone sets out to be an author at the age of 14 or 15 and makes a go of it for the next half-century and then some, he has some stories to tell. And some information to impart. And some inspiration to share.In this book, D. J. Herda offers all that and more. Based upon his years of teaching v...

The complete how-to guide for growing herbs indoors for health, vitality, and culinary zestLearn how to grow herbs for health, for taste, and for life with Your Indoor Herb Garden, a comprehensive guide to growing herbs indoors. Featuring all the tips and guidance you'll need to grow and harvest organic culinary and medicinal herbs right in your own home. Coverage includes:Techniques for successfully growing herbs indoorsEquipment, ...