Looking Back over the Journey to the Heart
“The idea is to write so that people hear it, and it slides through the brain and goes straight to…
Defining Milestones for Your Writing Strategy
For the last few weeks I’ve been delving into creating a practical, realistic strategic goal for your writing career. What…
Do Signs Read?
Do you find it a little kooky as I do that we have expressions like “the sign said . ….
The Universality Is in the Details
I started thinking about universality since we want our novel’s theme to have universal appeal—meaning a whole bunch of people…
The “Strategy” in Strategic Planning for Writers
In the last two posts I introduced the components writers need in order to formulate a practical, usable strategic plan…
Someone Has Their Pronouns Goofy
It’s sometimes hard to make sense of whether certain pronouns are singular or plural, so here are some helpful explanations….
A Peek inside the Envelope
Sol Stein, the famous editor, author, and writing instructor, has a very short chapter in his classic book Stein on…
Formulating a Clear Vision for Your Writing Career
As 2012 winds up, I’m taking an in-depth look at strategic planning for writers. In last week’s post I introduced…
While Means Whereas . . . Sometimes
We usually think of while to mean “during the time that,” but it can be used to mean “whereas.” In the…