The Return
Yes, he (and his words) might just be coming back…
Tag Archives: Writing
Pronoun Chart
Do you ever get confused about proper pronoun usage? Are you unsure about which pronoun form to use when a possessive 1st person plural is needed? Or when it’s a subject pronoun for a 3rd person plural usage? If so, … Continue reading
Have You Written Anything Yet?
Dilbert is hoping to coax himself into writing that novel by employing the unspoken pressure that results by telling everyone he’s writing a novel. His goal is that he will be held accountable to his writing by telling all of … Continue reading
Dictionary Of Clichés
A couple of weeks ago when Cindy and I were over at Daytona Beach, we stopped in at a used book store we had visited before. I walked back to the “Writing” section and after a minute or two of … Continue reading
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Neil Gaiman On Writing
Neil Gaiman says just write; just get the words down; don’t worry about your first draft, no one will ever see it; get the ideas and the words down. Just write. That is hard advice for me to follow. I … Continue reading
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The I Love Writing Weekly Roundup
Every Wednesday, the good folks at Global English Editing post their “I Love Writing” weekly roundup of the best writing on the web for the previous week. I’ve been subscribing to their RSS feed for a few weeks now and … Continue reading
Neil Gaiman Explains Where He Gets Story Ideas
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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But This Is A First Draft
Yeah, that’s the way it usually goes…
Book Review – Write Your Best Book
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
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Stephen King: The Rolling Stone Interview
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
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Language Center Owner Knows Nothing About Language
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
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Ernest Hemingway’s Seven Tips For Writing Fiction
Beginning writers typically seek out advice from the masters of the craft to try and learn the secrets of writing successfully. Books like “On Writing” by Stephen King, “Zen in the Art of Writing” by Ray Bradbury and others are … Continue reading
Writing Begs Me To “Do” It
There I was…minding my own business…surfing the web…when this popped into my email inbox. Message received.
Extroverted Or Introverted Writer?
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
