Too many people spout off about too many things about which they don’t know enough. And then there’s me. I spout off about things about which I am certain, unlike those fools. I mean, what do they know? They’re just uneducated people with uneducated opinions. Am I right? Well, sometimes, yeah. I suppose. Of the…
One of the greatest compliments I have ever received was from a colleague who had just read one of my sarcastic emails sent to inform the rest of the staff about something unimportant. Sue: “You will never get away with sending an anonymous letter.” Me: “Whaddya mean?” Sue: “Because I don’t even have to look at…
I recently received a rather unexpected comment on something I had written, and I think I did a good job of responding politely. Like most writers, I greatly look forward to comments, either positive or negative. Naturally, we like the positive nods because it means, usually, we did something well. I pause with usually…
For me, revising is the worst part of writing. It puts me to sleep, bores me to tears, and leaves a literal pain in my butt and shoulder. However, without it, stories would suck. Revising mainly involves reading, re-reading, and asking questions. “Does that make sense? Will the reader see what I see?” “He said he…
When I write a story, specifically fiction, I’m writing a movie. I assign actors I think could play my characters. A movie plays in my head. The chosen actors play the parts. I watch. I type what I see. That’s all I do. If a scene doesn’t work, I essentially yell “Cut!” and delete/backspace and…
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