Merry Christmas dear reader. Merry Christmas to all! There are those who would tell me not to say Merry Christmas, that saying Merry Christmas is somehow offensive. Well, I’m not going to say they aren’t entitled to their own feelings, but most of the “Don’t say Merry Christmas” crowd that I’ve met either don’t understandContinue reading “Not politically correct, but…”
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“Pure science” the biggest lie in science fiction
On the one hand, there’s an upswing in reported health issues associated with vaping, and news reporters feigning shock. On the other hand, my wife asked me to read and discuss a book: Science Fiction Prototyping: Designing the Future with Science Fiction by David Johnson. Somewhere between the two I hit upon a realization: “pureContinue reading ““Pure science” the biggest lie in science fiction”
Software vs writer… You have to choose
Spell checkers, grammar checkers and other software tools can be helpful, but they don’t replace the human mind. Eventually you will come to a point where you disagree with your computer; sometimes your computer won’t even agree with itself. Last week I almost got a 100% score from my ProWritingAid, except for one comma. IfContinue reading “Software vs writer… You have to choose”
You need to say it…
Last week we talked about entry points and beginnings, about the need to understand your audience and how to bring them into your writing. This week’s topic is related: you might need to modulate how you say what you have to say, but say it. Don’t insult your audience Put consideration into how you sayContinue reading “You need to say it…”
A Writer’s Instinct…
I was working on another post for today dear reader. I stopped in the middle… Why did I do that? To be honest, I could see I wasn’t creating the quality of post I wanted to. I couldn’t do it in the time I had. The way the week has gone I haven’t been ableContinue reading “A Writer’s Instinct…”
Who are you talking to?
One side effect of being called as Young Men’s President is that I get to spend a lot more time dealing with young adults. Which is kind of a good thing since I’m working on a young adult novel… it has also gotten me thinking about audience, audience expectations, and telling your audiences apart. WhenContinue reading “Who are you talking to?”
Be willing to be wrong
From the moment we are born (and some will argue even before that…) we are always learning, adjusting, and adapting…. Well, we are doing those things as long as we don’t mess it up for ourselves. How do we do that? We’re human, we tend to invent new ways as we go. But, there areContinue reading “Be willing to be wrong”
Definition and Continuity
Note: this blog is about writing and publishing. Today’s topic easily applies to words and subjects that can be considered ‘hot buttons’ on the political stage I am not taking any political position here; therefore, any political, moral or ethical offence you find in this post is something you brought with you and not myContinue reading “Definition and Continuity”
Doing and observing
Back when I was an undergrad we had a guest speaker in my novel writing class. One of the first things he did was ask us “what are you doing here?” His thought was that if we wanted to be writers we should be out living life. I’ve thought about that over the years, andContinue reading “Doing and observing”
Lessons from ‘the great American eclipse’
Yep, on Monday of the week I’m coming back to the blogosphere we had an eclipse, a total eclipse of the sun that ran the entire length of the country. I happen to live in an area where the eclipse was 98.9% from my door step and full totality was only about 45 minutes north…Continue reading “Lessons from ‘the great American eclipse’”
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