I’ve been working in emergency preparedness for about eight years now, and writing seriously for the past year and a half. Those worlds seem very separate and different. But they accent each other in unexpected ways sometimes. In my admittedly … Continue reading
I’m always amused by the English language. There is a joke (button/Tshirt) that says the English language leads nice languages down back alleys, then beats them and steals words and grammar from it, leaving the language to die. We have … Continue reading
Too many characteritis is a disease that each author must work their way through. You have a scene and you inject a character, maybe for comic relief, maybe for drama. They may be throw away or a character you plan … Continue reading
If you could get a professional opinion on the first five percent of your fiction piece for no charge other than filling out a questionnaire, would you dare to send it in? Do you have the confidence in your writing … Continue reading