Linguistics for Writers: An Introduction
Linguistics: a term that makes many a writer cringe. While the study of this discipline might seem daunting, it can be a boon to the… Read More »Linguistics for Writers: An Introduction
Linguistics: a term that makes many a writer cringe. While the study of this discipline might seem daunting, it can be a boon to the… Read More »Linguistics for Writers: An Introduction
Over the course of my life, I’ve compiled a sort of Writing To-Do List. I would encounter genres or general plot types and think, “Oh, I’d like to write something along those lines someday.” And just like that, the item in question would hop on to my mental list.
It wasn’t a serious list at first, of course. I’ve treated my writing very casually and for the greater part of my life never believed that I could finish even one book, let alone an assorted spectrum of them. (This is foolishness, of course, but I labored under it for probably fifteen years, and I still battle with a variation of it to this day.) Recently, though, as I’ve been taking a more serious look at this my chosen pastime, I decided it was time to define and review that list of genres and tropes.
Read More »Jack of All GenresI grew up with the belief that commercial publishing was the only really legit form of publishing. If you published yourself, it didn’t really “count,” because anyone could do it. There’s a kernel of truth to that belief, but it’s buried under a whole load of biased assumptions.
Read More »The Indie-Pub ApologistSo this might seem like a pretty harsh blanket statement, but honestly, there is no real need in the English language for this word. We already have “use,” which is shorter and expresses the same concept.
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