Category Archives: Creative Writing
“One simple trick” to writing a great speech or story
As you browse Web sites, you’ve probably come across the “one simple trick” ad that shows you how to lose weight or save on car insurance. (The ad service I use may be displaying one now above this post.) There is a “one simple trick” that will help you write your next speech or story. …
Why writing is deleting
I’d like to share with you a haiku I entered in a BookBaby contest: Write by deleting. What is not necessary Bothers the readers. Why do I believe this is so?
Language and Politics
The quote of the day comes from Roy Peter Clark’s Help! for Writers. This is an excellent book that gives plenty of practical writing tips from organizing your research to editing for clarity. He also makes an important point about political language.
Get Bliss for Free!
Get my new short story, “Mr. Haley’s Bliss” for free from Lulu.com. In under 600 words, I share a story about a man who finds bliss by savoring an intimate memory. It is my entry in the Lulu.com Short Story Contest. You can download it for your Nook, iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch or other ePub reader …
“So what’s new with writing?”
Plenty! First of all, you can now buy my novel Offline for your iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch, and many other eReaders that support ePub books. If you buy it at Lulu.com, you can get it for the low price of $4.95. If you haven’t read it, consider adding it to your summer reading list. I’m …
