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New Additions to the Great English Words List

The next installment of ten new words is finally upon us, my friends. Those of you who love the English language as I do will hopefully enjoy this short and sweet Hall of Fame induction ceremony.......

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Pardon Our Barrenness…

There’s been less activity on this blog lately and more on the others, and that’s because of what a busy time it is. I knew it was a good idea to start an election news/prediction blog... [Read more at...

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Sunday Writing Quotes, October 28

This week, you’ll get some writing quotes, but I figured that rather than put my own spin on what these authors are saying, why not let you all make up your own mind. Read them, see how you... [Read...

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The Importance of Managing Your Time As A Writer

If you’re a writer with any drive, you’ll probably have a multitude of projects on which you’ll be working, and if not that, lots of ideas that you are attempting to craft into... [Read more at...

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Random Acts of Poetry: Election 2012

Today, a little bit of election-themed poetry as the United States prepares to elect a president. This is all intended in good fun, so hopefully folks on both sides (or on the sidelines) can have a......

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Ernest Hemingway Was Right About First Drafts

At least to a certain extent, he is. What did he say, you ask? “The first draft of anything is shit.” Now, I wouldn’t say that the first draft of my second novel is thoroughly... [Read more at...

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Blogging: Try Not to Get Lost in the Details

It’s fun to set up new blogs, or any new websites. When you launch a new blog, it’s another avenue for you to share your thoughts and talents with the world. Just don’t get caught... [Read more at...

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Random Acts of Poetry: Thanksgiving

Turkey Day is upon those of us in the United States, though you wouldn’t know it because the stores went straight to Christmas back in October. FUnny how all those people are still in the... [Read more...

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The Second Novel Is Definitely Different from the First

Of course, any second novel an author writes will have different content than the first. If it didn’t, that would be a problem, wouldn’t it? This is more about the experience of writing a... [Read more...

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Random Acts of Poetry: O Canada

Just recently, yours truly took a trip to the Great White North. Sadly, I did not find the Rick Moranis Statue or the World’s Largest Bottle of Maple Syrup, but I did have some wonderful... [Read more...

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