Here’s a common goof that always gets an eyeroll from me. When do you use “trooper” and when do you use “trouper”? Read More...
...A sentence late in the book...describes wrecks in a junkyard: “Seeing the damage to each of the cars it was impossible to keep from imagining what had happened to the people riding in them at the time of the calamity.” That “calamity” is a triple-play word choice. It nails the period, the location and the halting country-polite tone. No other word in the English language would work better there.
Go read Mr. Child's review. Sometime in the next week I'll head over to B&N and buy a copy (Amazon shouldn't make all the sales). Oh, one more thing. If you're stalled with the novel you're writing, call me. I will have one of my very qualified writers contact you and we'll get it done. And then, it's off to a publisher!
Let’s talk about rain, rein and reign. Three words that sound the same but live wildly different lives. Imagine them as Read More...
Let’s resolve a headache, the one that has plagued writers since…well, the plague. It is: when to use “affect” versus “effect.” Read More...
I thought this excellent opinion piece I found in the New York Times would be of interest to those who visit this site. Mr. Read More...
Here’s a treat for you, a wonderful true story found on a Facebook group called: My Cat is an Asshole. I hope you find it as Read More...
I do so love writers. People with boiling imaginations with the gift of turning those ideas into words on a page, to be turned Read More...
I just started reading a new book. It’s about the adventures of a Hollywood casting agent. By page 20, I encountered a lot of Read More...
Writing inspiration: There are various ways to be inspired. This cartoon, “Shoe,” was published on June 10, 2024. Cosmo Read More...
I was nearly done reading a magazine about the world’s best whiskeys when I came upon this. I began laughing, and I was stone Read More...