By Gil Schmidt Because if we don’t write, we don’t feel complete. Because writing gives us satisfaction like nothing else does. Because writing is a constant challenge and meeting it is our form of defiance. Because calling o…
Golfers avoid saying “shank”. During a no-hitter, the team whose pitcher is flirting with history refuses to acknowledge what is happening. And among writers, people who will often talk about anyth…
A lot of ideas for writers come from the unconscious. Ideas will oftimes surface as passing thoughts, unbidden and unexpected. While focusing on one endeavor, a thought will pop into your mind that is totally and abruptly out of place, intriguing a…
I have only met a few really evil people in my life. One of them was a superior at a Fortune 500 company… a VP who was ruthless and cutthroat. He lied to people, He managed to set up and blame others for his mistakes, sabotaged competing …
A Writer’s Inner Dialogue That is the third cliché this page. Are you really a writer? “Shut up.” You call that characterization? You’re making that guy as flat as the paper you will ruin printing this out. “…
I’ve seen too many times the erroneous command to find your writing style as if it were a misplaced twenty or a lost puppy. You don’t find your writing style; you create it. The first tip is to HAVE a writing style. Here we should prob…
For the uninitiated or for followers of different genres, such as Romance, Mystery, or Biographies, Science Fiction seems like its own distinct genre. However, those who read much Science Fiction soon realize that there are several categories of SF …
