Things real people don’t say about advertising
I read a lot (a lot, a LOT) of marketing blogs, and those folks can take themselves waaay too seriously.
read moreWhat would you tell your child self?
What would you share in conversation if you could go back in time and meet yourself as a child?
read moreWidely separated words
I asked Ring Lardner the other day how he writes his short stories…
read moreThe great Twain robbery
Side 1: Who are these people who want to teach the N-word to our children? Side 2: Who are these people to mess with the classics?
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The 10 phases of rejection
Rejected? No problem. Rejected again? Anger. Denial. Insanity. T.H. Mafi’s take on the classic cycle of a writer’s ego.
read moreWhere would you live?
What’s missing from your life that you think you would have there?
read moreThe only secret of style
Have something to say, and say it as clearly as you can. That is the only secret of style. ~~Matthew Arnold, poet and critic, 1822-1888
read moreSo you want to write a novel
Stephen Hawking meets literary dreams meets Captain Obvious.
read moreNaming your imaginary babies
Your plot, setting, and story arc are good to go. But what should you name your characters?
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