National Braille Literacy Month January, honors Louie Braille (born on January 4, 1809), creator of the braille system that now bears his name. Braille created his universal code system for reading and writing to be used by people who are blind, or visually impaired...
The strange habits of some famous authors has always interested me. I cannot lay claim to anything this weird, mores the pity. Maybe I can cultivate something? Are you willing to share your ‘strange’ habit? 1. Demosthenes The ancient Greek writer shaved half his head....
I read this article concerning 'lost' stories from Truman Capote with interest. http://www.nytimes.com/2014/10/09/books/lost-stories-by-capote-are-published.html?_r=0 I wonder how many other authors or poets have work stuffed into the back of drawers, filed away in...
Homage - definition: something that shows respect or attests to the worth or influence of another Most of you know I am a great Stephen King fan. Even though, to date, I have not written a horror novel, Stephen's skillful writing has inspired me. Although, at the time...
Momentous - definition: of great or far-reaching importance or consequence The Nobel Prize for Literature is a momentous moment in any author's life. We all endeavor to make our words worthy for our readers and future generations of readers. I am sharing some links...
Proclivity - definition: natural or habitual inclination or tendency What is your natural or habitual tendency when writing? As I have mentioned before, my tendency in writing is free flow - it is how my creativity manifests itself. Given minutes or hours, I will...
I am sure all creative people have experienced today's desk diary word - Vacuous - definition: empty of or lacking ideas or intelligence. I must clarify not the lack of intelligence bit but certainly the ideas bit... It always interests me how other writers are...
My fellow blogger Christi Gerstle at Novel Conclusions (http://novelconclusions.wordpress.com/about/) has been kind enough to award me this award. You will find her blog interesting as well as fun, covering a multitude of aspects of this writing life we live - pop on...
Dross – definition: 1) the waste slag or scum that forms on the surface of molten metal 2) waste or foreign matter : impurity 3) something that is base, trivial or inferior No matter if you are a new writer or a seasoned one, there are times when we read a paragraph...