No Writing Tricks?
Not according to this nice, short article on Scroll and Quill Consulting.
Scheduling Your Writing
There is a great post at Study Hacks about how professional writers schedule their writing. I find all the suggestions quite useful. I would differ on the precise time of starting, because I have found that doing my morning devotional reading first always helps, and that takes a bit longer. I also have to dedicated…
Mixing Genres or Strong in Multiple Areas
One of the things that makes me do some thinking when I write on this blog is that I am not entirely certain of why I like the things I like. This is especially interesting when I encounter a story that I do not enjoy, and yet that I think is well written. Something in…
Blogroll Addition: Nuggets of Gold
I located this site because it was added to the Moderate Christian Blogroll. The writer uses stories in a very inspirational way. I intend to keep track of it, so even though I display the Moderate Christian Blogroll, I’m going to add it to my standard blogroll of writing blogs. I’d particularly commend the post…
Prescriptive Grammar
This post uses the phrase “prescriptivist blowhards,” which I wish I had coined, about this prescriptive nonsense, which surely deserved it. The meanings of words are determined by the way in which they are used. Syntax is determined by the way people actually write and talk. Prescriptive grammarians can yell and talk all they want,…
Becoming a Better Writer
I’ve been asked by a number of people how to become a better writer. Despite my current publications, I still find myself more in need of advice than I am prepared to offer it, but I do try to help. I don’t know where I first heard it, but what I usually pass on, and…
Tom Sims is Cheering You On
Sometimes when you’re a bit of a visionary or an ordinary dreamer, and people look at you with a tolerant look that tells you they believe you’re doomed for failure, it’s nice to have someone do a little bit of cheering. Tom Sims does it in poetic form.