Friday’s From the Archives
Yes, this is early. Don’t get used to it. This was a industry “rant” I wrote while freelancing. It’s still true and even more true now than in 2009. There’s a lot of content mills out there who think content goes to the lowest bidder – and desperate writers do it. —– The Rant —- [...]
Name that Character
Earlier this week – or late last week – Tracy Morris posted an article on the importance of Character Motivation. It’s good reading, check it out here -I’ll wait. No, that’s not the article I was going to write this week. But it *is* about characters and the importance of their NAMES. Names are important. [...]
An LOL Cat – and Your Friday From the Archive Post
see more Lolcats and funny pictures I found this funny as I’m realizing I have new minions to write into the next ROTA, because of fan participation at ConDFW. And now, as I mentioned on Wednesday, on Fridays I was going to post my old StrangeWords posts here to archive them here. —Writing as Work [...]
New Article Up
This week’s StrangeWords article – Embracing the Low Tech – is now up. It’s a wee bit goofy.
New StrangeWords – Contests
The new StrangeWords article is up – late. Yikes. Oh well, it still got done.
New StrangeWords Article Up
The newest StrangeWords article is up now. Have fun with it.
StrangeWords and Standard Manuscript Format
Title says it all. This week’s StrangeWord article is on SMF – and the non-standardness of it. It’s basic stuff. The writing, cleaning, and working like a dog returns to normal…
StrangeWords Article Up
This week’s StrangeWords article is up. It’s about reading. I was at a slight loss for a topic this week. Hope it’s okay.
Happy Wednesday
The new StrangeWords is up. “When Good Ideas Go Bad”. It’s actually been cold the last couple of days – for Texas. Especially in the mornings and evenings. Which has meant a snuggly Elder Cat – sort of – a frisky dog, and attention spans that could be longer. I’m giving my anthology story one [...]
Don Punchatz on StrangeWords.net
My StrangeWords article is up — it’s a tribute to Don Punchatz and one of his last lessons.
