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
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Rules of capitalization
From 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 morePromote yourself on our blog: an offer for our blog readers
From 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 moreIs writing fun for you?
From 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 moreThe changes ahead for 2019
From 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 moreStuff I learned in 2018
From 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 moreEgo and ignorance: The writer’s two worst enemies
From 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 moreReflections on being a writer
From 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 moreIgnorance and stupidity
From 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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