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03, 2012
Is ‘finger exercises’ metaphor a stretch?
An old man once stopped at a rummage sale I was holding and asked, “Who’s the writer?”
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03, 2012
Finding time to write
At a recent guest lecture on self-publishing, a fellow attendee asked the featured speaker if she had any advice for someone who is working full time and doesn’t have four to six hours a day to devote to writing.
19
03, 2012
One million words…in theory
A few years back, the English language spawned its one millionth word. Since words are the tools of a writer’s trade, one might assume the ever-expanding nature of vocabulary would result in greater creativity for the wordsmith. Sadly, this is not the case.
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03, 2012
Why I hate(d) blogs
I’ve never made my enmity toward blogs a secret. As a serious writer, I snubbed web logs (as “the kids” used to call them) precisely because “the kids” were using them.