One of my favorite writers is Neil Gaiman. He has an imagination that creates some fantastical, out of this world stories and the writing talent, skill, and ability to make those stories believable. In this short four minute video, Mr. … Continue reading
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After reading and reviewing “What Every Author Should Know”, I leapt at the chance to receive an Advance Reading Copy (ARC) of Deb Vanasse’s latest book for writers, “Write Your Best Book.” Vanasse begins by dissecting the “exceptional book” which … Continue reading
The following story about James Joyce is told by Stephen King in his famous memoir, “On Writing” (which I need to read again). A friend came to visit James Joyce one day and found the great man sprawled across … Continue reading
Laura Ingalls Wilder was born on this date in 1867 in Pepin, Wisconsin. I have to admit I’ve never read any of her books, though I used to immensely enjoy the TV series “Little House on the Prairie” starring Melissa … Continue reading
If I recall correctly, the first Stephen King book I read was “The Stand”, though that was actually his fourth novel. After that I HAD to go back and read his first three; “Carrie”, “Salem’s Lot” and “The Shining” but … Continue reading
The big story about writers this week concerns the firing of Tim Torkildson, Social Media Director for the Nomen Global Language Center in Provo, Utah, for his blog post on the Language Center’s website about homophones. Yes, homophones; words which … Continue reading
I was reading my digital copy of February issue of The Writer magazine on my iPad this afternoon and came across this little quiz to determine if you are an extrovert or an introvert writer. There was never any question … Continue reading
Over at TheWriteLife.com they’ve posted their list of 100 Best Websites For Writers in 2014. I’ve just done a cursory sweep through their list and noted that many of the sites on their list are ones I already keep up … Continue reading
Are you a writer? Do you have a kitty? Then you will feel at home perusing this photoblog titled, appropriately enough, Writers and Kitties. Famous writers photographed with their beloved feline friends. I am torn between Raymond Chandler and his … Continue reading
