by Andy Scheer
Something you write may cast a long shadow.
With his amazing voice and long career, Burl Ives likely never suspected his most popular performance would stem from narrating and singing a few songs for Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer. But this holiday season, like every one for decades, you couldn’t escape Ives … Continue reading
And sometimes the wall hits you.
by Andy Scheer
It just happened. I’m a few weeks from the end of a tedious project, editing multiple short pieces. No sooner do I solve one part, than a new challenge arises. It’s been a grind.
Mid afternoon I ground to a … Continue reading
Consider using a stronger word.
by Andy Scheer
I just discovered a useful infographic for writers not willing to follow Mark Twain’s advice concerning the use of the word very: to replace it with a curse word so “your editor will delete it and the writing will be … Continue reading