Writing 4.1- Stop “Being a Writer”
Are you spending too much time “being a writer” instead of actually “writing”? Be honest. Maybe you should read this.
Writing 4.0 – “So, what do you write?”
Have you been asked that question? “So, what do you write?” It’s not good enough to simply reply with, “Stories.” To ask what one writes is a perfectly legitimate question. However, while it shows one’s interest in me as a writer, I have always feared this question because I never had what I believed was…
Writing 3.9 – Quotes, Italics, and Underlines
There are several reasons why many writers are confused about when a title should be quoted, italicized, or underlined. One reason is generational, meaning that some writers who are younger are at a disadvantage – or my advanced age provides me with an advantage. What you might not know is that two of those three options…
Writing 3.8 – Writer and Wronger
Some of you who have been following and reading, and stalking, for a while might remember a series of posts in which I examined common grammar and punctuation errors. At first, it was done rather straightforward, but then it got out of hand. I was illustrating errors with pictures of women puking in the streets…
Writing 3.7 – Writer’s Block
Everyone wants to not discuss writer’s block, including me. For many years I couldn’t understand why anyone actually experienced it. I had always assumed it was just poor planning until I was recently up against it myself. The good news about writer’s block is that it’s very easy to work through it. The bad news…
Time – ch “Oops”
Seems I screwed up a little. Maybe a lot.
Writing 3.6 – Write and Wrong
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…
Writing 3.5 – A Personal Update
Time for a short, happy update on my own writing progress. You may have noticed that I am in the process of posting another set of first-draft chapters for a work in progress. While some have told me it’s a bad idea, the positives still beat the negatives for me so I’m sticking with it. I’m…
Settling the Serial Comma
Well, you “don’t need” your appendix either. Would you like me to remove it for you?
Didn’t think so.
Blog Maintenance
Sometimes you have to look through the past, see what is worth keeping, what is not worth keeping, and be honest with yourself about successes and failures.
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