• Words To Watch

    Readers of this blog are probably aware that I’ve written three science-fiction novels, though they haven’t been published yet.  I’m still trying to get an agent or editor interested in […]

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  • Teaching Writing

    I’ve noticed on Facebook recently some postings from at least one (possibly more) famous author(s) that are essentially advertisements for writing programs that purport to help the person who responds […]

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  • Heinlein’s Rules

    I had an occasion a few days ago to revisit on the web Robert Heinlein’s rules of writing, and to reconsider as to how I felt about them.  For those who […]

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  • It’s Got To Be “Right”

    Over the past several years, beginning in late 2011, I’ve been sending out queries to literary agents around the country, trying to persuade one of them to take on my […]

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  • Import

    I’m going to stick my neck out here and try and define a characteristic of fiction that is, at least to me, new.  I’ve written a few short stories as […]

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  • Be It Ever So Humble . . .

    What’s the hardest part of writing for a writer, especially an unpublished one?  The hardest part for me is staying humble. I haven’t found it particularly difficult to force myself to sit […]

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