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Time Flies….
Well, hard to believe it's April 18th already. So much for writing on this blog every week. Time flies is a cliche and I used it back in May, 2010, so it won't count as one this time. Hard to believe almost a year has gone by since I used it. Actually, I started...
Going to Pitch workshops
I'm energized. Just went to a Spring into Publication workshop presented by the Redwood Writers Branch of the California Writers Club. A great day with talks about editing, revising, critiquing, how your books gets published, a panel on self-publishing do's an...
Living gets in way of Writing
Well, it's been way too long since I've been here! For that matter, it's been way too long since I've written anything! Last Cliches: Ins & Outs: All the intricacies or ramifications of a situation. Term originally referred to those in favor and those out of it,...
Comments on Blogs
Hi everyone, Well I didn't make a post last week, but I'm here today. First, things first: Last Cliches: Politically Correct - Avoid speaking or behaving in a way that would offend anyone's sensibilities concerning race, gender, sexual orientation, socioeconomic...
Technical Writing is important!
Hope you all had a wonderful Christmas, Hanukka, and/or any other you might celebrate! I refuse to be politically correct and say Holidays! Anyway, Last Cliches: World of Good: Enormous benefit. World has been used to mean "a great deal" since the 16th cent.-this...
What’s your responsibility as a writer?
What do you see your responsibility as a Writer is? Well... First, let's get last week cliches: Time to Kill: Spare time which someone must somehow occupy. Kill implies wasting or using time frivolously. See Vanbrugh and Cibber's play The Provok'd Husband (1728) or...
Weekly Blogging?….
Do you have time to kill? Boy, I sure don't. I missed writing here for a week. One minute I typed, then the next, I realized it was almost Friday again and I hadn't written on my blog. Where does the time go? First things first... Last Cliches: On the...
Writing is like playing sports?
Hi everyone, Hope you all had a great Thanksgiving. Being with family is wonderful most of the time and hope none were stressed out. Last Cliches: (I always include cliches in my writing and you find them. Next writing I explain which ones I used and what they...
Writing the novel in one month….
Is everyone writing like crazy out there? Doing the Nano writing? Wish I was, but working hard on my Redwood Writers website trying to get over 211 members listed with their genres and links to their blogs/websites and getting out a master roster for members. Last...
Back to querying…
Well, I'm still working on that all important query letter. A never-ending project for me. But first: Last cliches: All-time High-- A record achievement , never before surpassed. This is an Americanism, early 20th Cent. This term has been applied to economic...
