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So there
Today, we’re talking about sentences that begin with the word “there.” There is. There are. There was. There were. There have been. There will be. Can you feel me cringing? Technically, it’s not wrong to begin a sentence that way. But it is bad style. Using “there” phrases is passive. It’s boring, often confusing, and […]
“Show. Don’t tell.”
“Show. Don’t tell.” What it means and how to do it. The post for #writers. http://wp.me/p2Kwuw-1dq Read. Share. Thank me later.
The writer’s super power
If you’re a writer, you already have a super power. Use it to write on your terms, in a way you feel good about, with your own honest-to-God, gut-wrenching voice.
Because, if you let it, it will change everything.
If you love a writer …
So, as a community service, I’ve decided to write up ten suggestions for all the people who love a book author who’s been fighting the publicity odds. (Fellow writers, feel free to forward this link or add your own suggestions in the comment section.):
Leave the door ajar
He taught me what I know. He is, in fact, personally responsible for shaping the writer I’ve become. It was a loop of patient listening and penetrative questions. No surrender, nor rescue. I learned to keep what is essential and disregard the rest . . .