How to come up with great lines
From Rick: This week I promised no rants. So, no rants. No promises about next week though. We’ve all heard a line on TV or in a movie, or we’ve read one in a book that makes us think “That’s
Read MoreFrom Rick: This week I promised no rants. So, no rants. No promises about next week though. We’ve all heard a line on TV or in a movie, or we’ve read one in a book that makes us think “That’s
Read MoreFrom Rick: Things have been busy this past week, and as a result I’ll be taking a break from the blog next week. For this week I thought I’d provide a couple of useful resources on capitalization. Capitalization has a
Read MoreFrom Rick: Writing a weekly blog can be time consuming, especially when it’s an informational and educational one. I often spend two hours or more on some posts. This blog has grown over the years in terms of readers, and
Read MoreFrom Rick: A recent blog post by Kris Rusch posed this question to me. Unlike I usually do, I’m going to talk first and post the link to her article at the end. You can scroll to the link if
Read MoreFrom Rick: Welcome to 2019. This promises to be an interesting and hopefully productive year for me, and I trust it will be for all of you as well. Why will 2019 be an interesting year? Well, for one thing
Read MoreFrom Rick: As we approach the end of another year, I’m looking back on what I’ve learned and observed, what I’ve accomplished, and what I haven’t accomplished. Year after year, I’m constantly reminded that writing isn’t an easy endeavor, and
Read MoreFrom Rick: Lately, I’ve been doing occasional posts on what may sound like the seven deadly sins for writers. I did one called “Greed” (July 31, 2018) in which I talked about what can happen when writers get greedy, are
Read MoreFrom Rick: (Sorry for the late post this week) Over the years that Scott and I have been doing this blog, from the time of our first post on August 11, 2011, we’ve shared our thoughts about writing and publishing
Read MoreFrom Rick: A few posts back, I did one called “Greed” wherein I pointed you to the bit of amusement called “cockygate.” Here’s an update on how it all turned out, and you’ll see that the author who started it
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