Out of a Fever Pitch
by Cristina Pippa
“I can make an autobot to generate votes,” a friend’s husband offered.
“Or you can just buy them,” several others informed me. One confessed, “I’m tempted to buy them for you.”
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JOHN OSTRANDER: 101 Mistakes
by John Ostrander
Almost every mistake I’ve ever made as a writer comes down to what I call a “Writing 101” mistake. I’ve been writing for a living for umpty-bum years at this point and you’d think I’d have graduated to at least Writing 102 mistakes, but no. It keeps coming down to the basics.
It usually happens because I think I don’t have to bother with the basics because, after all, I’ve been doing this for umpty-bum years now and it should all be second nature to me. Or because I’m behind in my deadline and don’t have time to bother with all that stuff.
Here’s a helpful clue. When you’re running late, you only have time to do the job right. Take a deep breath, clear out the cobwebs, looks at the basics, and work carefully. It winds up saving you time.
Angelo Bell: How to conduct proper research for your indie film
Good tips from a good guy:
by Angelo Bell
The trouble with showbiz research is… everyone tosses around that word, “research” but many don’t tell you where to go to conduct that research. Too often I go to websites or read books that say stuff like this:
10 Crowdfunding Sites To Fuel Your Dream Project
…Cuz we believe wholeheartedly in this paradigm:
by Alvaris Falcon
Do you have a dream? No, not the kind you get from eight hours of sleep, a dream dream. Your legacy to leave in this world that people will remember you buy. You know, like creating an epic video game, or recording a great music album, or the next social network to take the world by storm? Never hurts to dream big, right?
Avoiding Careless Word Usage
…because we all need our readers to feel they’re in good hands when they read us. On account of otherwise they ain’t gonna come back.
Hmm, how many instances of careless usage can you find above? No, wait…don’t tell us. We don’t really wanna know.
Which brings us to careless word attitude…but that’s another subject, thank God.