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Posted in Writing 27 March 2010 22:21
Pop quiz:
Question one: What’s this?
Question two: What’s this?
The moral of the story? It’s not all about the words.
You know what the top picture is, what it means, where you might encounter it, and what to do with it. The second picture is a lot less meaningful, and yet what is it lacking,
Continue reading Storytelling – It’s NOT All About the Words
Posted in Writing 11 January 2010 09:56
As all three of my regular readers know, I have a list of what I call “the basic tools of the writer.” These are (in no particular order) spelling, punctuation, diction, syntax, and grammar. I periodically get emails about one or another of this list, typically doing one of two things: either telling me what
Continue reading The Importance of Diction
Posted in Writing 20 August 2009 07:47
Reposted from an article I wrote on www.webook.com.
He’s studied the Rules extensively, not so that he’ll know what to do and what not to do, but so that he’ll know what to do openly and what to sneak around at.
–The Bumbler’s Apprentice, Other Loves
“The Rules of Drafting,” the teacher writes across the
Continue reading The First Rule of Drafting
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All she wants is to hide her scarred face. All he wants is to take the perfect portrait.
Who are you, that you should forget the Lord your maker, who has stretched forth the heavens, and laid the foundations of the Earth?
Doesn't the sun always come up again?
You cannot be yourself until you know who you are.

Fear is a powerful enemy. But it’s a powerful ally, too.

Sometimes, life just isn’t like a storybook.
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