The order in which writers and editors place words is of paramount importance. That’s something I’ve been taught by English and journalism teachers as far back as junior high school and by writing instructors and editors over the years. Word … Continue reading
Missouri has been home to many famous people; Harry S. Truman, T.S. Eliot, Walter Cronkite, Dick Van Dyke and, one of my favorites, Samuel Langhorne Clemens. Samuel Langhorne Clemens, better known to the world by his pen name Mark Twain, … Continue reading
As you can see from my “What I’m Reading” spot over on the right column, I’m currently reading “Get A Freelance Life” and as someone who has read quite a few books on the subject,I have to say this is … Continue reading
Spent a good portion of this morning working on continuing to clean up my office and downsize where possible. I took another 35 books off my bookshelves and added them to my Amazon Seller’s List. There are some good deals … Continue reading
Note: From October 12th – 20th posts here will be new but pre-written due to my camping in the mountains of North Carolina where Internet connections are not always available or fast. Thanks for reading! I first met Mary Ann … Continue reading
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My RSS reader is full of feeds from different writer-centric blogs. I used to have even more, but weeded out some that did not ultimately meet my needs. I NEED more time in the day… This year saw the 3rd … Continue reading
Today is National Punctuation Day and I thank the grammar gods for it. You should too! Otherwise, there would be many times that the true meaning of our words would be obscured or confused. Take a punctuation mark to lunch … Continue reading
I got a on a writing jag last night and since I had today off I ended up not going to bed until 6am this morning. “Not a problem”, I thought, “I can sleep in today.” Except that SOMEBODY called … Continue reading
Lifehack has an excellent list of Writing Productivity Resources that, if you’re a writer, you’ll find as helpful as I did. Thank you for subscribing to The Word Of Jeff. This feed is for personal, non-commercial use only. If you … Continue reading
I enjoy using Fandango to purchase my movie tickets. I find it much more efficient to pay for my tickets online and then stroll past the long lines at the box office, into the theater and up to the ATM-like … Continue reading
The Writer’s Digest Book Club is having a “Buy One Get One Free” sale. Why do they do this to me? Especially when I already have a 2-foot stack of unread books waiting for me? I have to be strong. … Continue reading
I have no patience for toxic people. I don’t like them around me, I don’t like them dumping on me, and I do my best to avoid their droppings in my life. But sometimes you have no choice in the … Continue reading
If you type “writer”, “writing”, or “author” into Google you’ll find, as I have, about a brazillion (see Brazilian/Bush joke here) sites listed. How do you judge, or even find the time to visit, all those sites to know which … Continue reading
When I’m reading a writing or photography magazine, I typically highlight passages or “star” pages and articles and then write the page number on the front cover so that later when I need to go back over the information, I … Continue reading
Although I love writing, I have never really thought that I have a book in me waiting to come out (sorry babe, I know you were looking forward to that bestseller and the hefty advance), but IF I ever did … Continue reading
Such a simple question, really. Nothing nearly as earthshaking as, “Did you murder your wife, Mr. Wetherington?” or “Honey, why are you wearing my lingerie?” So, why did it seem to give me such pause that time felt as if … Continue reading
A week and a half ago the New York Times ran an article about bloggers dying at their workstations. It seems that, at least with the ones who blog for money, these bloggers cannot bring themselves to get up to … Continue reading
“The Shortest Distance Between Two People Is A Story” 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 reader, the site you … Continue reading
If you enjoy comic books and the talent behind them, I have a new book review up over at Athena Comics Guide. Thank you for subscribing to The Word Of Jeff. This feed is for personal, non-commercial use only. If … Continue reading
