Make Your Editor’s Head Explode!
Here’s a fun game for writers to play with their editors: Write something bad (really, really bad) and see if your editor can fix it before his or her head explodes. This game has only two rules: 1. The editor may consult any available reference book or web site at any time 2. The editor [...]
A Comma Is a Pesky Critter
In editing, some things are easy. I could correct the improper use of lie versus lay in my sleep, for example. Easy. Other things are less easy, less clear, sometimes downright puzzling. Some things can leave me feeling like I don’t know this English business so good as I thunk I do. Consider the comma. [...]
FictionPress.com
This is a site I have only recently discovered. If you are a fiction writer or poet looking for a new outlet for your work, FictionPress.com may be the place for you. After you register and have your registration confirmed, you will be able to upload your stories, poems, or plays to be read and [...]
Announcing “The Bog”
I have a new creative outlet. It’s just a little something I like to call “The Bog.” This new site and its associated blog (“Notes from the Bog”) is where I plan to show off my completely unserious and slightly creepy side. Everything about the Bog is still under development—I haven’t even written the first [...]