“Write while the heat is in you…The writer who postpones the recording of his thoughts uses an iron which has cooled.” Henry David Thoreau 1817 – 1862 Thank you for subscribing to The Word Of Jeff. This feed is for … Continue reading
Over at the Dumb Little Man website they have a list of “50 Tools that can Improve your Writing Skills” which, as I glanced over them, looked to be helpful for those of us who want to polish our writing. … Continue reading
“It’s not what you look at that matters, it’s what you see.” Henry David Thoreau 1817 – 1862 Thank you for subscribing to The Word Of Jeff. This feed is for personal, non-commercial use only. If you are not reading … Continue reading
“Most of us can read the writing on the wall; we just assume it’s addressed to someone else.” Ivern Ball Thank you for subscribing to The Word Of Jeff. This feed is for personal, non-commercial use only. If you are … Continue reading
Trolling the online postings for writing jobs I’ve noticed quite a few ads now contain wording that requests, in effect, the candidate be able to “…write in American English.” I believe this is generally for two reasons; even though the … Continue reading
“All truth passes through three stages. First, it is ridiculed. Second, it is violently opposed. Third, it is accepted as being self-evident.” [Schopenhauer, German Philosopher, 1788-1860] Thank you for subscribing to The Word Of Jeff. This feed is for personal, … Continue reading
The June issue of The Writer magazine had a small sidebar article on writers listening to music while writing. It made me think about the presence and effect of music when I’m writing. I like to listen to music while … Continue reading
The Urban Dictionary has just added a new phrase: Pullin’ a Palin 1. Quitting when the going gets tough; abandoning the responsibility entrusted to you by your neighbors for book advances and to make money on the lecture circuit. 2. … Continue reading
I feel sorry for anyone who has to go through my laptop after I die, trying to look for all my writings. I have them spread all over the place in little snippets and larger files in so many different … Continue reading
“One can have no smaller or greater mastery than mastery of oneself.” Leonardo da Vinci Thank you for subscribing to The Word Of Jeff. This feed is for personal, non-commercial use only. If you are not reading this material in … Continue reading
Your task is not to seek for love, but merely to seek and find all the barriers within yourself that you have built against it. Jalal ad-Din Rumi Thank you for subscribing to The Word Of Jeff. This feed is … Continue reading
Today a 3-page course description for a class entitled “Excellence of Performance” came across my desk. Offered by the educational arm of my employer, the course description detailed how enrolling in this class would show each student how to be … Continue reading
“When I was a little boy, they called me a liar, but now that I am grown up, they call me a writer.” Isaac Bashevis SingerNobel Prize-winning author Thank you for subscribing to The Word Of Jeff. This feed is … Continue reading
I am just getting around to reading the May/June issue of Poets & Writers and among all the usual good stuff is a small piece about the KEO Project. Have you heard of it? The KEO Project is a proposal … Continue reading
Everyone pair up in groups of three and line up in a circle. Thank you for subscribing to The Word Of Jeff. This feed is for personal, non-commercial use only. If you are not reading this material in your RSS … Continue reading
Print newspapers across the country are looking death in the eye. Some will close completely, like The Rocky Mountain News, while others will cease printing hard copies and publish only online versions, like The Christian Science Monitor. Whichever way it … Continue reading
If you’ve looked around this page, you’ve seen the MAD About Words Lounge membership graphic over on the right hand column. MAD About Words is the brainchild of Winter Park writer and writing coach Mary Ann de Stefano (M.A.D., get … Continue reading
If you’ve read this blog for a while (or gone back through all the archives) you know that occasionally I get asked for permission to use photographs I’ve taken and posted on the Internet. And you know that I’m always … Continue reading
I feel like a failure as a writer and person who loves the proper use of words and grammar. I’ve been so busy here in Kentucky that I completely missed National Grammar Day this past Wednesday, March 4, 2009. I … Continue reading
Here’s a lot of little things that aren’t lengthy enough to warrant their own blog post. There is a guy up here who does a syndicated traffic report for several of the radio stations and his voice sounds just like … Continue reading
