With the American football season upon us, some of you fans may enjoy today’s video.
But now you viewers must devise a metaphor for the writing life from what you saw!
Never Forget
Today commemorates the 22nd anniversary of 9/11, a day the United States should never forget.
Fun Fridays – September 8, 2023
Ah, the wonders of technology. Watch today’s video of a fantastic pizza delivery drone. Be sure to place your order soon! (If you call within the next five minutes, yours will come with some extras from the local delivery area.)
Labor Day Metaphor
Today the U.S. celebrates Labor Day as a national holiday. Eight years ago I posted the below video on Labor Day and asked readers to think of ways this bear’s activity is a metaphor for the writing life. For life in general. Or write a 100-word short story about what you saw. I’ve left the creativity of those comments below. Add yours to the mix! Enjoy!
Fun Fridays – September 1, 2023
The invention of the child-proof medicine bottle proved to work too well on many occasions. Today’s video demonstrates.
Do You Tsundoku?
You may have heard of the numerical Sudoku game, but I play a much better game. And a lot more fun. Tsundoku. Do you tsundoku? That may be unfair, so let me have the Cambridge online dictionary give you the definition: The practice of buying a lot of books and keeping them in a pile because you intend to read them but have not done so yet; also used to refer to the pile itself. Until I recently …
Fun Fridays – August 25, 2023
I sing bass. But this fellow sings BASS. The note he hits at the end? Impossible. Enjoy the video!
A Is for Attribution: And, With, or Ghost?
Sometimes it is helpful to review publishing terms to make sure we are all talking about the same thing. The cover of a book invariably will state the author’s name. Every once in a while there are two or more names listed (i.e., Tim LaHaye and Jerry B. Jenkins). The use of “and” or “with” is the code word that tells the reader what type of professional relationship is between these names on the …
Fun Fridays – August 18, 2023
Is your deadline looming? Today’s image vividly expresses what every writer feels like as the day nears.
Who Owns Whom in Publishing?
Updated August 2023 (first created November 2011) For a comprehensive list, check out The Christian Writers Market Guide. Available in print at your favorite retailer or as an online subscription (updated frequently) at www.ChristianWritersMarketGuide.com. My emphasis in this post is the Christian publishing industry. There are many fine commercial publishers that do not publish Christian books …