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October 3, 2017
PubforPR: Bid now to help Puerto
Once again the publishing community has come together to help people in crisis. As you all know, the island of Puerto Rico has been devastated by hurricane damage. People are without clean water, communication is down and disease is starting to spread. How can you help? #PubforPr is a group of writing professionals who have […]
October 2, 2017
Infographics: Get It Across Visually
I’ve spent a lot of time lately noodling over infographics. For those of you who aren’t familiar with this phrase, an infographic is a visual means of getting an idea across. According to Erica Boynton on Onespot, there are 8 different kinds of infographics (see their infographic to the right). They are: The Visual Article: […]
October 1, 2017
Ho Hum Boring Words
Especially when your word count is limited, it is important to use vibrant, meaningful language. Why say very hot when you can say molten? But there are just times when your brain gets stuck. What’s a better way to say good or bad? Happy or sad? Author Jack Milgram at the Custom Writing blog shared […]
September 28, 2017
The Flash Essay: The Sparkler of the Essay World
“This is hilarious. You should write it up as a flash essay.” This was the note that I got from one of my editors. She had embarrased herself by bemoaning a family situation with me. I told her not to worry. The situation was all too familiar. She wasn’t sure she believed me so, as […]
September 27, 2017
Why I Write What I Write
Why do I write what I write? The answer varies according to what my focus is at the moment. I’ve written for the horse loving kid I once was. I written for the young reader who just wants to find a great book. I’ve also written for the kid who loves to work with their hands. […]
September 26, 2017
Side Bars: Bite-Sized Chunks of Info
I’d love to say that I finished a whole chapter today. That would sound really impressive. And I thought I would manage to pull it off when I saw how few comments my editor had on my chapter. Seven. You should be able to pop through seven comments lickety split. Pfft. What I hadn’t realized […]
September 25, 2017
Banned Book Week
Somehow it had completely slipped my mind that this is Banned Book Week. This is a week of reading promoted by the American Library Association in order to make people aware how often people attempt to censor or ban books. A book ban can come from any political or religious group. People challenge books that […]
September 24, 2017
Write your Novel: Find a Way to Encourage Yourself to Work
How do you urge yourself to write? Often we consider this a problem for part-time writers. These people have other jobs or full-time commitments and have to work writing into found moments. But it can also be a problem for the full-time writer. Most of us are great at meeting deadlines but not so great […]
September 21, 2017
Writing Time: Standing Firm about Your Work Time
If you read my blog on a regular basis, you probably realize that this how I make my living. I write. But that also means that to make my living I need to . . . can you guess? If you were going to say “write,” you got it in one. Unfortunately, writing requires time […]
September 20, 2017
Writing Nonfiction for Children: Selecting the Right Word
For just over a week now, my family and I have had a visitor hanging out in our back yard. My husband spotted this monarch chrysalis hanging on the back of the house. This morning, I wandered outside just in time to see it . . . hatch. . . emerge? What exactly do you […]
