Adverbs are your friend that you need to break up with. Another piece of advice fiction writers are told to follow is to remove adverbs...

I am thinking of writing a series of posts on why the typical advice fiction writers are given should be rethought, such as no adverbs...

Thoughts on Save the Cat Writes a Novel (SCWAN) Our screenwriting instructor at the college where I teach recommended, sort of, the Save...

The Neighborhood is Out March 4, Dalton The windows open, the fans circling above To push out must and dust and closeness I snap the...

Mose Washington locked the door of Mt. Olivet Holiness Baptist Church a few minutes before 11:00 on the night of Wednesday, October 14,...

What a whirlwind the last three weeks have been. 2024 started off intensely. It’s been quite cold here, for one—13 degrees this morning,...

After a day of cooking and cleaning and hosting Thanksgiving, I sat down to finally watch it. The Barbie movie. And I loved it. It’s...

I am not giving in. I have gotten the impression I am supposed to. Not directly, but subtly. I won't. I will retire before I have to let...

I have conducted a study of the psalms, formerly referred to as the Psalter, over the last several months. Obviously, that is not enough...

This podcast will drop around November 11, and I hope you enjoy it.

Podcasts have been around since the time of the iPod (2004 marks the first “podcast”) and have a longer history than our smart phones...

Yesterday I interviewed a person for my podcast. That is not unusual. However, this experience was. First, it was deeply spiritual and...

https://time.com/collection/best-mystery-thriller-books/6309691/mystery-books-satisfaction/?utm_source=pocket-newtab-en-us I like to...

Thought-provoking article here: https://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/2023/october/cost-of-creativity-bonhoeffer-set-aside-ethics-for-art...

What follows is a reflection about marketing "independently published" books. I am very incompetent in this area, I confess. I have been...

It's been a while since I posted here. I've been on two trips and the fall semester started--and it's been a zinger! I ended up with two...

Definition: a trial of machinery, software, or other products, in the final stages of its development, carried out by a party unconnected...

Today I attended an author event at The Crazy Lady Book Store in Acworth, GA. Below are the questions we were asked to prepare for the...

Do English teachers not teach about paragraphs any more? I get research papers with paragraphs of 500 words or more. I get business ...

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