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Writing Jig-Saw Puzzles
Everyone, at some time or other in their life, builds a jig-saw puzzle. Not in the sense of actually manufacturing a puzzle, however, but placing the pieces to form a whole picture. Some puzzles are simple, and only require a short time to complete. In contrast, complex puzzles need considerable study time in order to […]
MoreOn Being An Addict
One of the great joys of my life is my fur babies. Billie girl, the rescue kitty. Banjo, the baby momma. And Ebon, the boy wanderer. Three cats, all with distinct personalities, all with individual wants and needs. Once or twice a week, in the morning after they eat breakfast, I give them catnip for […]
MoreThe Flip Side of Plagiarism
Plagiarism is dastardly, plain and simple. Only a common thief, one with no imagination, would steal another writer’s work and call it their own. Writing can sometimes be an onerous job, though. Where do I get original ideas? How do I fit those ideas into a story? What to I take out or leave in? […]
MoreInk In My Blood
It might seem odd, but I love losing track of time. I mean this in the sincerest way, since that is exactly what happens when I lose my self in my writing. I sit down at my desk and computer early in the morning to write, sometimes as early as four a.m. With a cup […]
MoreThe Other Half
It’s common knowledge that a writer has more than one job. I’m not talking about delivery work or flipping hamburgers to help pay the bills. No. Your writing career has two halves: the actual writing, and the actual marketing when the writing is done. As professional writers, we are accustomed to thinking that all we […]
MoreThe Writer’s Inner Voice
So often I am asked, where do you get your inspiration. I always reply that my inner voice is my source. The source of my inner voice is my higher power, if you believe in such things, which I do. Some writers take a story idea and develop it with outlines and references and other […]
MoreReturn To Real Writing
Writing is an art form but it’s also a science. A science more mechanical in nature than formulaic. Some of the work I’ve seen lately leads me to believe far too many writers are using fluff to cover up their lack of imagination. I, for one, do not want an author telling me what a […]
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