I use five writing aids on a near-daily basis. Well, not counting laptops, books, the internet, so on and so forth. Now, why am I starting with the fifth one? Because it’s my most recent addition and I’m thrilled with it. ProWritingAid is a paid (thus the “Pro” part;...
Empty the Kitchen Sink
If you read my post on Let’s Talk About Death you might remember where I said we’d all look back on the blurb and laugh. If not, please go back and take a look. No worries, I’ll wait right here. Back? Excellent. That blurb alludes to about, oh, I...
Writing Tools
In the interest of sharing too much information, I’m compiling here a list of the tools I use on a regular basis. (I’ll also be blogging about each one independently later and will link it here when I do.) Almost Daily Use: Scrivener — Website Aeon Timeline — Website...
Curiosity Take The Wheel
I ran across an article edited by Joe Fassler discussing Andre Dubus III’s viewpoint on writing. I like this article even though I’m very much of a top-down writer so can’t agree that Andre’s way is the way to do things. The part which sticks for me is this:...
That’s So Me
Spotted in Anna Elliot’s article, Heartbeats: Instead of picturing yourself at book signings, you have to picture yourself alone at your keyboard, hour after hour, learning and re-learning and refining your craft, striving to make each story, each chapter, each individual sentence the best it can be. If that...
Let’s Talk About Death
It’s been a while since I’ve posted. I’ve sorely neglected this website. Bad me! I’ve started and/or progressed on several ideas since my last post, but over this past July I came up with a new idea that I think is a keeper. Right now it’s flowing and fun...
-LY: A Forlorn Remembrance
I miss adverbs of the -ly variety. In writing, some tell us to rewrite in order to avoid adverbs as an entire part of speech, much less the -ly ones. OK, I get that. If we take the time when writing or editing we can refine a [VERB +...
Small World Snydrome
While at the 2017 Writers’ Police Academy this year in Wisconsin, I was pleased to make the acquaintance of Dr. Katherine Ramsland. I attended a lecture of hers on suicide notes and found her to be a very dynamic and knowledgeable speaker. Then due to some other cancelled courses,...
At the Speed of Fun
Exciting times, people, exciting times. The writing is going well. Not fast enough for hubby, methinks, but well enough for me. :0) This summer has just flown by and while I know where it went I’m still amazed at the speed of fun. Hubby and I went to Alaska...