A language lesson in todays’ video. Enjoy!
However, don’t go swimming near sharks with this group if you are English-only. One will shout, “Shark!” The others will shout, “Hi!”
E Is for Editor
Your editor can be your best friend in the industry (besides your agent, of course). Or your editor can be your worst enemy. Bad Side First An editor who doesn’t reply to your email inquiries or return your phone calls is either ignoring you on purpose or is so busy with other pressing matters they can’t get to yours. If you have this problem, make sure you didn’t create it in …
Fun Fridays – September 29, 2023
Writing to a formula is everywhere. Today’s video shows the creation of every Hollywood movie trailer without a single picture. Figure out the formula for your next book yet?
I Is for ISBN
978-0-7852-6400-2 978-1-62184-113-5 978-1-4245-6490-3 No, these are not the plays being called by a quarterback during a football game. They are the ISBN numbers on the back of three different books by three different authors. Kudos to the first person to identify the three titles in the comments below. Origins In the mid-60s, a major British bookstore chain (W.H. Smith) moved toward a …
Fun Fridays – September 22, 2023
You must turn up the volume for today’s video to appreciate the sublime ridiculousness of what you are about to see. Writers? Creativity can come from anywhere!!!
National Constitution Week
September 17-23 is National Constitution Week in the United States. Yesterday, September 17, was National Constitution Day. “It was officially enacted on August 2, 1956, by President Dwight D. Eisenhower from a congressional resolution petitioned by the Daughters of the American Revolution. The purpose of the observance week was to promote study and education about the constitution which was …
Fun Fridays – September 15, 2023
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!