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Writing in Generalities–Bad, Bad, Bad
Below are two examples of the same post. The first one is an example of bad writing. Although the first is shorter, it is written in broad generalities with no hint of personality or flair. These...
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Let’s Do It Again
There’s an old southern saying. ’Whatever you find yourself doing on New Year’s Day, you’re bound to repeat all year long.’ So find yourself something fun to do today………cm
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Living in the 21st Century, Part Two
Pinging off the Smile Every Day blog by Imrod. You know you’re living in the 21st Century when: 16. You don’t worry about Date Night; you worry about hooking-up after your get to the club. 17....
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Arguing with Word
Have you ever had an argument with a word processor? Did you win? Did you lose? Never mind who was right and what inanimate object was wrong. Being right doesn’t make you a winner. The greatest...
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Wiki
So, Wikipedia is down for the day. That’s kind of scary, isn’t it? Even if it is only for 24 hours. Makes me want to run down to the store and buy a set of encyclopedias. Of course, encyclopedias...
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Sequence
Read these two excerpts and tell me which one you like better… This one, a mishmash of sentences as they occurred to the writer (me): Early morning light crept across the dirt floor. When would they...
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FYI
As if you don’t have enough to read, check out this eye-opener: Confessions of a Publisher. The first paragraph almost caused me to fall out of my chair. I mean, I knew that, but I didn’t know anyone...
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Who Knew?
See the Light …and I thought an edit was just an edit. But no, the experts break it down into logical and productive steps. 1. Rewrites, revisions and substantive edit: I guess, you’ call this...
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Every Writer’s Nightmare
“Better Him Than Me” Want to read about every writer’s worse nightmare? Check-out the reviews on Huff Post for The Worst Book Ever. Self-published, of course. This guy must be hiding under his bed,...
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ePublishing Ponzi
Say What? Occasionally, I come across an article that I don’t want to believe. As I read, I’m resistant to the ideas proposed, until I come across a certain section that is undeniably true. Lately,...
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More than a diary and less than a conversation
When I began writing this blog I really did not understand what blogging was all about. I don’t know exactly what I was thinking at the time, but whatever that was, it did not meet with the social...
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A Newbie’s Guide to Publishing
A new voice–well, new to me–on ePublishing. A Newbie’s Guide to Publishing I’m just beginning to scan this guy’s stuff, and I’m already impressed with his blog. Of particular note is the way he has...
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