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What works for me?

These programs and websites are essential to my workflow, and I’m probably forgetting a few. Evernote. I use this to clip web articles, and keep…

How many projects do I have in the works?

I have too many projects. I’ve said it many times, to write all the stories I’ve come up with would require a steady work output…

Writing For an Author’s Blog

When I started this website, I knew I’d have to write posts every day at first to get some content. I decided a schedule of…

Make Scrivener 3.0 Look like Scrivener

The first thing Windows Scrivener users are going to have to get a grasp on is the new look. In Scrivener 1.9.9.0, everything is so…

Why Self Published Authors Need a Writer’s Platform

In todays’ world. It’s well established that writers fall into to groups, those that have recognized that a platform is necessary, and those who have…

The Opening Scene De-Mystified

What’s the important part of the opening scene? MY father used to agonize about the opening line in his writing, to the point that he…

BOGSAT – The Pitfall of Fiction

I can’t remember who invented the word BOGSAT. It’s really handy. What does it mean? Bunch of guys sitting around talking. Readers hate BOGSAT scenes.…

Writers and the “Ad” words

I don’t know about you, but I was hampered by an English composition teacher who was excessively grouchy and shouted a lot. Her big thing…

The Importance of Professional Language

Why am I still seeing this? I was interested in what one person described as the problem of writing the “about” page on his blog.…