Roy Miller's Blog, page 109

A #Nanowrimo comic: Wordcount Envy Clinic

by Debbie Ridpath Ohi Source link

Freelance Writers Needed to Write for OUT FRONT magazine – Paying Writer’s Market

by Brian Scott Source link Freelance Writers are invited to write for Out Front (est. 1976), the nation’s second oldest bi-monthly LGBTQ magazine. Published on the first and third Wednesday of each month, Out Front is… ***

Get Into a Scene Late, Get Out Early

by JW Source link Get into a scene late, get out early. The dramatist’s task is not to create confrontation or chaos but, rather, to create order. Start with the disordering event, and let the beat be about the attempt to restore order. DAVID MAMET

Homophones: Its and It’s

by Melissa Donovan Source link Homophones sound alike: its and it’s. Homophones confuse some people and annoy others. I often see people online complaining about other people who can’t differentiate between the spellings of homophones like your and you’re; they’re, their, and there, and of course, its and it’s. While I find these mistakes mildlys

Vote for the Winner of the Winter Writing Contest

by Joe Bunting Source link This week, nearly three hundred writers submitted their stories to the Winter Writing Contest. I’ve so enjoyed seeing how these stories have developed. Our contest Facebook group was full of lively conversations, writers collaborating to help each other find the best ideas and tell unique, creative stories. They’ve workshopped theirs

New Indie Book Release: When Dawn Breaks (Melissa Toppen)

by Alan Kealey Source link New Indie Book Release: When Dawn Breaks – Melissa Toppen Contemporary Romance (300 Pages – November 2017) When Dawn Breaks is a story about testing friendships and of breaking the bond of trust,…

Sleaze, Suckage, SEO … and Savings

by Sonia Simone Source link Someone must have slipped the team some hot sauce, because it seems we’re all feeling a little spicy. This week features strong points of view and plain-spoken advice. Ever feel a little shy telling people you’re a marketer? Do you worry that what you do seems sleazy to some? Whiles

How Many Languages Does Your Blog Speak?

by Anne Wayman Source link How many languages does your blog speak? For some reason this morning I was thinking about Christmas – the traditional winter holiday of most of us whites here in the United States. and that’s exactly how the thought showed up – with the recognition that most religions and/or peoples dos

‘Tis the Season for PPC Advertising

by Grammar Chic, Inc. Source link Increasingly, marketers and brands must merge their organic content effort with paid advertising offers. Whether you’re looking to get Facebook views or dominate the search engine results page, combining a natural content effort with PPC ads is imperative; picking one over the other simply won’t get you optimal results.s

Sentenced by Joy Manné

by Chicago Literati Source link My father sentences me to compose long sentences, but, for me, a long sentence is a life sentence […]