A CHIP OFF THE OLD BLOCKMeaning - a small version of the original (was until recently 'of' rather than 'off')Etymology - Dates back to 270 BC when Greek poet Theocritus used the expression 'a chip of the old flint' in the poem 'Idylls'... Read More
All, Quotable | 08.28.10 | No Comments
"Time is running out, time is running out..." I caught myself singing that this morning from my childhood favourite - Jem and the Holograms. After reading the Unleaded: Fuel for Writing website today, I now know why...egad! What has happened .. Read More
All, Writing Tips | 08.26.10 | No Comments
Confessions of an Outlining Virgin: Part 1 Here's the thing. For years I've written by just charging right ahead and letting the words just flow onto the page. It's worked well for me, but anyone reading any completed works would probably recogn.. Read More
All, Pre-Writing | 08.18.10 | No Comments
Why outline when you can Wiki? When Wikipedia launched in 2001 it created a new way of sharing knowledge, the idea that a collective community could come up with an encyclopedia reliant on the knowledge and research of its members. While one could .. Read More
Pre-Writing | 09.1.10 | 1 Comment
A CHIP OFF THE OLD BLOCKMeaning - a small version of the original (was until recently 'of' rather than 'off')Etymology - Dates back to 270 BC when Greek poet Theocritus used the expression 'a chip of the old flint' in the poem 'Idylls'... Read More
All, Quotable | 08.28.10 | No Comments
"Time is running out, time is running out..." I caught myself singing that this morning from my childhood favourite - Jem and the Holograms. After reading the Unleaded: Fuel for Writing website today, I now know why...egad! What has happened .. Read More
All, Writing Tips | 08.26.10 | No Comments
A little motivation. I make no comments about quality in the following, just quantity. This is the list of the top 10 best earning authors from June 2009-June 2010 according to Forbes Magazine: James Patterson: $70,000,000 Stephanie Meyer: $40,0.. Read More
Industry, Inspiration | 08.25.10 | No Comments
This week is my parents 50th wedding anniversary...so here I am in Missouri, crouched over my iPad because I just had to share. Everyone in my family knows I write. Very few have seen my work....but still when I talk about my writing they act int.. Read More
Inspiration | 08.23.10 | No Comments
Confessions of an Outlining Virgin: Part 1 Here's the thing. For years I've written by just charging right ahead and letting the words just flow onto the page. It's worked well for me, but anyone reading any completed works would probably recogn.. Read More
All, Pre-Writing | 08.18.10 | No Comments
