Roy Miller's Blog, page 108

Let the Writer Open His Mouth & Yap It Like Shakespeare

by JW Source link Never did tell you my theory of writing. If it isn’t spontaneous, right unto the very sound of the mind, it can only be crafty and revised, by which the paradox arises, we get what a man has hidden, i.e., his craft, instead of what we need, what a man hass

How This Writer Changed the World With His Story

by Alice Sudlow Source link Every writer has a dream. It’s what compels you to write in the early hours of the morning, after everyone has gone to bed, in the spare minutes you steal away during the day. It’s what motivates you when you’re stuck in the middle of a story, wondering whether thes

Here’s a Quick Sneak Peek at This Year’s Massive Black Friday Discount

by Brian Gardner Source link The crowds. The lines. The noise. The endless circling to find parking. Black Friday is an American institution — and for good reason. Commerce is king, humans like to save money, and Black Friday marries those two together unlike any other date on the calendar. But over the last handfuls

Literary Humor & Sarcasm Through The Ages

by Rachel Rueben Source link   I was asked by Dellani Oakes and Karen Vaughan to participate in a blog series about sarcasm and humor so I decided to find out what was considered funny in literature.  This quest took me way back in time before Terry Pratchett and Mark Twain even before Shakespeare.  Is

Don’t Let Your Job Search Get Sloppy

by Grammar Chic, Inc. Source link When you’re seeking new employment, it’s always important to make strong first impressions. This includes your resume—your first and best chance to impress a recruiter or hiring manager. It also includes your conduct during the interview process. If you allow yourself to appear sloppy or haphazard, it could undercuts

Nothing There, Nothing Inside by Alex Ebel

by Chicago Literati Source link An empty cart rattled along its tracks into the first of a series of rooms displaying scenes of […]

An Interview with Richard Thorn: Author of Shute: The engineer who became a prince of storytellers

by SPR Source link Richard Thorn is a former Head of Computing and Engineering at the University of West London; Victoria University, Melbourne and the University of Derby, UK. He has published a number of books on measurement science and engineering during his career, but a biography of Nevil Shute was always waiting in thes

Help a fine Indie author achieve Kindle Scout publication

by Ray Rhamey Source link I was once a member of an excellent critique group when I lived in Seattle, and one of the authors, who was not only a terrific writer but a sharp critique partner, has a novel that has been selected for potential publication by Kindle Scout. Authors gain publication at Kindles

Reposition Yourself: How Repositioning Myself Landed Me a $1600 Writing Gig

by Yassir Sahnoun Source link I’ve been a freelance writer for English businesses for over a year now. During most of that time, I set up my title on my website and social media pages as a freelance writer. No specific niche. No unique title. Just another “freelance writer”. I had an employee mindset thats

Flash Fiction Challenge: Predictive Text Fun

by terribleminds Source link So, I love the predictive text meme, where you tell a short little story or poem or sentence based on the predictive text your phone or mobile device gives you — Like, last week, one was to type in “I was born” and then let predictive text fill in your autobiography,s