Tag: Writing
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IT “AIN’T” WORKING
Oh Microsoft, why do you vex me so? My wonderful proof readers have challenged my quirky use of the word “aint” in the text of my new short story. Because it is slang, and I only use it in dialogue, I made a choice to spell it without the apostrophe, aint. I thought it might…
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TOP THREE BOOKS: BOOKS ON WRITING
There are a lot of books on writing. I have not read them all, but I very well may before the next four or five years are up. I still feel inadequate, even after authoring two books and many short stories. I don’t know if that is writer’s neurosis or if it is the fact…
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TOP THREE BOOKS: BOOKS I SHOULD HAVE READ SOONER
To quote Old Blues Eyes, Regrets, I’ve had a few, but then again, too few to mention. A common regret is that every now and again I come across a book I love and kick myself over and over again for having not read it earlier in my life. I never feel that way about…
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THE FUTURE OF TRAVEL
What will life be like in 50 years? Maybe 100? I’ve been thinking a great deal about that for the past week. My next book will be a science fiction novel, and I’m thinking about avoiding space. I have a great idea for interstellar narrative that I’ve been nursing for over a decade, but I’m…