March 18, 2018 Expletives I’m doing a lot of research lately on Expletives. I thought – like everyone else does – that expletives are curse words. Well, curse… Share this:Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window)Click to print (Opens in new window)Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window)Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)
March 16, 2018 The Rules of Story Structure cannot be broken Every now and then, I see a beginning writer get frustrated when you explain the rules to them of story structure. “I don’t want… Share this:Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window)Click to print (Opens in new window)Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window)Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)
March 15, 2018 Genre Genre, like theme, brings up bad memories of often bad English Lit teachers, who managed to take what should have been a good experience… Share this:Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window)Click to print (Opens in new window)Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window)Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)
March 13, 2018 Do you want to write or just live the lifestyle? I read a question someone posed once – “Do you want to write, or just live the writer’s lifestyle?” I had to realize really… Share this:Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window)Click to print (Opens in new window)Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window)Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)
March 12, 2018 Lessons Learned from Classics I have a collection of classic novels on my computer, usually read through as I eat my lunches on the weekend. There’s something about… Share this:Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window)Click to print (Opens in new window)Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window)Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)
March 11, 2018 Theme for Writers Remember those horrible classes where the teacher trained you to reluctantly read a story you didn’t want to read, then write down what the… Share this:Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window)Click to print (Opens in new window)Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window)Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)
March 9, 2018 The Writers’ Guide to Okinawan Weapons I gave a brief synopsis of Okinawan weapons last week in my Writer’s Guide to fight scenes. I thought I’d take a while and… Share this:Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window)Click to print (Opens in new window)Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window)Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)
March 8, 2018 Using Foreign Language in your fiction I have a handy talent – I’ve got an ear for languages. I can speak bits and fragments in quite a few languages, and… Share this:Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window)Click to print (Opens in new window)Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window)Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)
March 6, 2018 Kindle Giveaway at The Write Practice! Win a Fully loaded Kindle Paperwhite. Share this:Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window)Click to print (Opens in new window)Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window)Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)
March 6, 2018 Writer’s Groups There are two schools of thoughts on writer’s groups – one says you should make sure you’re part of one, the other says not… Share this:Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window)Click to print (Opens in new window)Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window)Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)
