by writerjaw | Apr 18, 2011 | Writing in General
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,...
by writerjaw | Dec 28, 2010 | Writing in General
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...
by writerjaw | Dec 17, 2010 | Writing in General
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...
by writerjaw | Nov 27, 2010 | Writing in General
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...
by writerjaw | Nov 19, 2010 | Writing in General
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...
by writerjaw | Nov 2, 2010 | Writing in General
I just went to the Redwood Writers Conference this weekend and it was so inspiring. Talking with other writers, going to workshops, and enjoying camaraderie was uplifting and my mission statement for my writing is helping readers enjoy sleuthing and solving puzzles;...