Consider it a cautionary tale. And an unfinished story.
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Month: September 2014
Six tips
Larry Brooks, who has held several jobs he didn’t like much, finally found his niche. He started writing books about people who hated their jobs.
He shares six tips he’s learned about successful writers.
Read it and weap … er … weep
Missing typos when we proof our own work is easy. And there are “brain reasons” why.
Here’s a brief explanation from the Association of Writers & Writing Programs.
And here’s the slightly longer original from Wired.
Read and read aloud
No matter how many times you hear it in your head, your work sounds different when you hear the sound of your words.
One of my writing groups focuses almost exclusively on the sounds of our efforts. When we read, we hear the too-long sentences, the oft-repeated words, the misplaced modifiers and more.
Reading out loud is the top tip on this list, but it’s not the only good one.
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Details, details
When you’ve finished your writing project, unless your only goal is to finish it, you’ll want to know how to present and protect your work.
The vast majority of what I’ve written has been for newspapers, for which I’ve been paid a salary.
Stepping into other areas, especially into independent publishing, means learning a raft of details that have nothing to do with craft.
One detail is copyright. Here are some simple facts from the U.S. government.
www.copyright.gov/circs/circ01.pdf
Reading this handout won’t make you a copyright lawyer, but it should help you ask the right questions.
sharon p. lynn 