Writing Cliche’s You Should Eliminate Immediately

Once upon a time… a writer chose a visual so powerful it hit every reader, and created an emotional reaction. “A single tear ran…

Superfluous Words

That. So. In (conclusion). Very. Just. Definitely. Then. Rather. Somewhat. Certainly. Quite. Absolutely. Really. Literally. Somehow. Began. Start. Cut. Remove. There’s a few others,…

Why Writers Need to Beware the Self Publishing Trap

Many years ago, I taught music for a living. I was constantly trying to fill my schedule with enough students to make a good…

Why SocialOomph May Be a Sure Thing in 2019

I’m trying out SocialOomph as a replacement for Hootsuite. I did like Hootsuite when I first tried it. Their recent move to eliminating the…

Little Known Reasons to Use Character Tweaks

Years ago, I saw a really terrible monster movie. Well, not just one – I seem to have spent my life watching every monster…

The Perils of the Samsung Galaxy J3

I bought a Samsung Galaxy J3 to replace my ZTE Maxxpro. I had researched very carefully the choices in phones, and was set on…

The Perils of Writer Overconfidence

Going back through old blog posts, I saw my estimates of my progress in a post written two years ago. I know I sound…