One of the difficulties of being a writer is dealing with readers…who find mistakes, typos, errors, or logical gaffs in one’s writing. The average writer knows in her heart that she’s not perfect (just probably better than all her siblings), but facing the music that you have errors …
My son is into artificial intelligence, which is a good thing because as a parent, I sometimes fear he lacks commonsense intelligence. Just a joke! Actually I am quite proud of my son. But like most younger people, he fears I have not yet embraced all the potential …
Being a writer is one of the greatest jobs in the world. You get to be your own boss (most of the time), you get to set your own schedule, you get to pick your own workspace, you get to define your own work procedures, and you get to determine your own pay (sort …
When I was younger, I had dreams of being a fantastic author. I had always been a smart kid, often regarded as above average in academic subjects. So why shouldn’t I think that I would be successful as an author? I did have all the requisites: a good …
Although I’ve been writing most of my life, school, work, and family often interfered with some of the requirements of becoming an effective writer. One of the main requirements is having a dedicated effort to write, if not every day, at least as often as possible. Life gets in the …
Have you ever considered trying your hand at fiction writing? Have you ever thought that maybe you knew the characters better than the author? Or you would write a story differently than the author did? Then perhaps you are a candidate to write fanfiction. If …