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Wait a Minute while I Procrastinate 26 Aug 2013 | 01:04 pm
Procrastinate. What a funny word. Its roots come from words in Latin that mean tomorrow and forward. In other words, why do today what you can put off till tomorrow. Maybe you are engaging in a bit of...
Are You Sure It’s Ensure? 23 Aug 2013 | 01:36 pm
Don’t you hate it when two words not only sound alike (homophones) but also have similar meanings? What’s a writer to do? I’d like to assure you that there is a difference between insure and ensure. I...
Seeing through Your Character’s Eyes 21 Aug 2013 | 01:24 pm
Novelists are very familiar with the term POV, or point of view. Whether only one point of view is used throughout a novel or many, every scene in a novel has to be in some point of view. In first-per...
Some Savvy Writing Advice from Famous Authors 19 Aug 2013 | 01:35 pm
Now that I’ve posted a number of quotes from famous authors on the writing craft that I disagree with, to redeem myself, I am going to share some great advice from other famous authors that I heartily...
I May Be Wrong, Maybe 16 Aug 2013 | 01:22 pm
It seems a lot of writers use maybe in the place of “may be” a bit too often, maybe. The word maybe is an adverb (do you remember what those are? They modify a verb). It means perhaps. So anytime you ...
Follow Along for a Powerful Camera Shot 14 Aug 2013 | 01:27 pm
Depending on the point of view and style of writing, moving shots can either seem like they are occurring inside the character’s head in the way they view and interact with their world or can appear a...
Why Writers Need to Trust Their Intuition 12 Aug 2013 | 01:10 pm
In my last two posts in the Writing for Life section of my blog I shared a number of quotes from famous authors on writing. These were quotes I came across that I disagreed with. Some I felt were just...
The Principal Principle 9 Aug 2013 | 01:11 pm
Here are two more words writers often confuse: principal and principle. Principal means first in authority. Or a main participant, or amount of a debt minus the interest. It can be a noun or an a...
Pan to Take It All In 7 Aug 2013 | 01:15 pm
This week we’re going to talk about PANs. No, not the things in your kitchen. A PAN is used by the screenwriter to tell the camera to move from one place to another. PAN stands for panoramic and impli...
More Words of Advice from Famous Authors That Are Just Wrong 5 Aug 2013 | 01:38 pm
Last week, I went over a few bits of writing advice from famous authors that I personally disagreed with. Maybe some of you disagreed with me. I think it’s great to agree to disagree. Hopefully, thoug...
