Avoid Wandering Distractions
By Annette Rey
So many blog posts have so much to say. And that can be a problem. The writer has a good point he wants to make, he has the information behind him to add to the post, and he uses the right words and punctuation to convey his thoughts.
So what’s wrong with the piece? Let’s take a look.
Targets, Goals, and Scheduling
By Annette Rey
I’m always pressed for time. How about you?
Most writers have a real life they must live before they can nurture their writer’s life. And the tasks required to engage in their writing life are many and demanding. How do we find a workable slot in which to fit these tasks?
Conversation Is Story.
By Annette Rey
Are you – short on ideas – stumped on character development – unable to complete dialogue – at a loss on detailing scene? Answers for these areas are a car trip away.
A Useful Tool
By Annette Rey
A book I support for writers and for just any person who wants to increase their vocabulary is: The Penquin Rhyming Dictionary. On first glance, a person who is not a poet might think this book has no use for them. But this is a great source for expanding your knowledge of words.
Who’s (oops) Whose Grammar Book Is This Anyway? by C. Edward Good
The Big Ten of Grammar by William B. Bradshaw, PhD
Woe is I by Patricia T. O’Conner
The Elements of Style by William Strunk, Jr. and E. B. White
The Oxford Essential Guide to Writing by Thomas S. Kane
Punctuation, Plain and Simple by Edgar C. Alward and Jean A. Alward
Prentice Hall Reference Guide by Muriel Harris
Getting the Words Right, How to Rewrite, Edit, and Revise by Theodore A. Rees Cheney
The Camera, A Compulsory Tool
By Annette Rey
Do you need to add dimension to your writing? Is your writing lacking color? Do you feel it needs enrichment? Is your brain a little blank when you are searching for the right word to describe something? Do you have copyright fears about using internet pictures?
Can such a simple solution as carrying (and using) a camera really be the answer to resolve some of your concerns? Follow through on the dozen reasons below. You won’t be sorry you did.
By Annette Rey
Let’s call the piece you are constructing a living body of work and think in those terms, a whole unit composed of dependencies and interconnections and interactions.
Body of work = the whole piece
Living body of work = one piece, breathing, experiencing, projecting, inviting, moving
But it can’t function without its parts which are listed in the analogies that follow:
