And, yeppers, we mean constantly. Here’s a quick guide to cleaning up our acts, from Sarah Showfety and Lifehacker.Com.
English is a tricky language. Our “ph” sounds like “f” and our idioms often make zero sense. (The cat’s out of the bag? Who was keeping a cat in the bag?)
Do you know the “No Bumps” rule? If readers have to re-read what you’ve written, you lose their attention & your credibility. Make sure your writing flows.
I learned the above back in the ’80s, from the assistant to the CBS VP of Development who was supervising the pilot I was writing.
This time around, our favorite cartoonist-philosopher, Grant Snider careens into a subject we’re all familiar with – control. Oh, and the lack thereof as well.
More of Grant Snider’s sensitive perception of humanity and creativity at Incidental Comics, HERE
Dorothy Fontana, of justly deserved original Star Trek fame, taught me the basics of storytelling thusly:
Ask yourself what your protagonist needs and wants and then take them through hell to obtain it.
When Nathan Bransford offers writing or publishing advice, we listen…and advise y’all (especially prose writers) to do the same. Here’s the latest reason why, via Nathan’s guest Lindsay Syhakom.
by Lindsay Syhakom