When you are writing a first draft and it just doesn’t read right, here’s a bit of wisdom from Mark Twain: “Writing is easy. All you have to do is cross out the wrong words.” Ah, if only it were truly that easy!
Writing Is Easy!
Month: September 2017
You Can’t Edit a Blank Page
Here’s some practical advice to help my writer friends get the week off to a good start: “You might not write well every day, but you can always edit a bad page. You can’t edit a blank page.” —Jodi Picoult
Helpful Tip on Self-Editing
Here’s a helpful insight for writers who self-edit, and what you should expect from an editor if you decide to hire one: “You write to communicate to the hearts and minds of others what’s burning inside of you, and we edit to let the fire show through the smoke.” —Arthur Plotnik
My Books Sold 70 Copies Today!
Amazon sold 70 copies of my Elements of Style Classic book today. I’ve been selling about 20 copies a day for the past two months, but today, it caught fire and I’m already up to 70 paperbacks. No idea why, but I’m a very happy camper!! http://amzn.to/2lEYAxT
Congress Exempt from Obamacare Repeal—WTF?
I don’t discuss politics on my page, but I do comment on matters related to health care., which I believe is a moral issue in America, the richest nation is history. The House of Representatives just passed an Obamacare repeal bill, stripping away subsidies, slashing Medicaid, eliminating the requirement that employers with 50+ workers provide […]
You Gotta Start Somewhere!
When you think your story plot is lame or your writing generally sucks, remember this advice from Anne Lamott and just keep writing: “Almost all good writing begins with terrible first efforts. You need to start somewhere.”
Writers Aren’t People?!?
Author F. Scott Fitzgerald once made this wry observation: “Writers aren’t exactly people.They’re a whole bunch of people trying to be one person.”
Discouraged About Your Writing?
If you aspire to succeed at writing, one quick point to remember in those dark moments when you’re discouraged and tempted to give up: “A professional writer is an amateur who didn’t quit.” —Richard Bach
Call for Book Reviewers
I’m compiling a current list of book bloggers and reviewers. If you love blogging about books, or you review books, and you would like to be included on this list, add yourself at the URL below. If you have friends who are book bloggers or reviewers and wish to be included in this roundup, please […]
Are You a Writer or a Waiter?
Sad but true, I have spent much of my life waiting for inspiration instead of writing. If you want to write, do it—don’t make excuses for why you can’t. Remember: “If you wait for inspiration to write, you’re not a writer, you’re a waiter.”