It happens every year. (Since 2019) Every January 1. New books fall into the public domain. This year, any book published in 1930 is now in the public domain. The original idea of expiring copyrights was to promote the progress of science and useful arts. That’s how our founding fathers phrased it in the United […]
Time to focus on nanowrimo during November. See y’all in December.
Ignore the naysayers and chase your dream.
Things you learn from writing…
Turns out, failure is an option. A smart option!
Part 2 of an editing series Editing my manuscript has been a long process, mostly because I keep teaching myself things as I go along. Herewith, a cheap way for you to learn from my expensive lessons. 1. Specificity Outperforms Vagueness Specific words trigger your mind while vague words don’t. Want evidence? It’s all around […]
Part 1 of my editing series If experience leads to expertise, I should be rolling into Expert at the next exit. With all the time I’ve spent editing my (formerly) 90,000-word manuscript, I am now a maestro using my red pen as a baton. I’ve learned a lot, and I want to pass it on […]
Groucho Marx vs. Abbott & Costello: Does anybody care?
Frain gets murdered before a live audience at the Renaissance Hotel.
Reading Time: 1 minute Was my therapist who told me to start a blog. Then, a few sessions later she got all pissy about it. “You talk to the world, but you barely talk to me” was the way she put it during one session. Well, I thought, the world is more interesting than most of your […]
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