Tagged: tips

backup your backups

I’ve had two five-terabyte drives for several years now. I’ve used one as the main backup and media server for the house. Pictures, movies, backups of current and ancient drives from long ago, everything...

stick figure reading aloud from book

read it loud, read it proud

My current project is a collection of narrative stories that are meant to be spoken aloud as much as read to oneself. Reading aloud is important for writers on several levels. First, hearing what...

beta readers, beta readers, beta readers

I can’t overstate the importance of beta readers. I’ve been working on Bunny of Destiny with the idea that it was pretty close to done. But then. A friend from the #redditwriters group offered...

less is more…unless it’s more

I’m a fan of Strunk & White’s Elements of Style; it’s one of the few physical books I want nearby so I can leaf through it on demand. The demand, however, arises quite often...

late summer check in

late summer check in

Time for writing has been a bit hard to come by of late, and the writing itself has been a bit strained when I finally get to it. Sustaining is hard. Work is hard....

alpha up

alpha up

Liza and I have been married for 21 years now. We’re approaching half of our lives spent together. Which is a personal best in the “roommates” category for both of us. But I digress....

the inevitable “tips for writers” list

Penfold’s list of super awesome writing tips for writers and anyone else who writes: keep writing read your writing aloud and listen to it cutting something is almost always the better option, even people...