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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 living.…

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 autoschedule…

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 movie…

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…

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 like…

Stretching Your Writing Skills

I have a style of writing. It’s no-nonsense, somewhat loquacious but inelegant. And thanks to a smattering Hebrew and Yiddish being part of my vocabulary,…

The Unforeseen Benefits of Essential Tasks for Writers

I’m reminded as I write this I have two long term projects I need to dedicate a day each to – work on my website…

Adapting A Classic Into Your Own Novel

I grew up on a steady diet of fantasy, science fiction and classic literature. I can remember telling kids at school about reading Moby Dick,…

Why Pants’ing May not Work for You

I have a system for my writing – I had to learn this in order to avoid having a million “future projects”. For example, it…