Today is the celebration of Webster’s Dictionary and maybe all dictionaries. Without them writers and scholars would be lost in their endeavours. Of course, with the impact of online resources a physical disctionary is not as well used in today's world. In fact...
As writers and authors we want and need to find ‘our people’. This enables us to be connected even while solitary in our work. There are myriad of ways of doing this, so let’s get started. We can begin with finding comparable authors in our genre(s) on social media,...
This week is Universal Letter Writing Week, some may say this form of communication is a lost art. However, even though people no longer send letters as much as they used to, preferring to send emails or texts, letters do still play a part in modern life. People that...
Photo by Andrea Davis on Pexels.com When I initially, made the decision to branch out into freelance writing after a couple of paid gigs, I had no idea how it would affect my writing style. Obviously, it was interesting, but also gave it me another avenue to learn my...
As writers and authors, learning new skills, keeping ahead of genre evolution, trope changes and writing methods is vital for our continued improvement as a wordsmith. With the industry changing so quickly, we need to be ahead of the game. The best ways to do this...
When did you first start writing? Not until I was a teenager when I wrote my first complete novel (“Caged-In World”—which later served as a very rough draft for my first published novel, “Darwin’s Paradox”). My first published work was my non-fiction article...
It can be argued that speeches are not strictly a literary genre, however a speechwriter requires the same writing skills and experience in formulating a well structured and informative speech for a diverse range of people as a non-fiction author...
I came across this article today and it resonated with me. We all aspire to become an excellent writer and hold famed authors up in our esteem as the 'perfect' writer or writers. However, not every work they produce is 'perfect'. This not only shocks us but also gives...
As I was interviewed yesterday I left the word of the day off my post so we can look at two words today. Rhetoric - definition: the art of using language skillfully We all endeavor to be skillful with our words when writing, whether it is fiction, poetry or...