A tour guide’s advice for writers
Last evening, I expected the TV travel program would give suggestions on visiting Europe. But travel guru Rick Steves also offered wisdom for writers.
The episode, from 2006, gave a behind-the-scenes look at how segments of Rick Steves’ Europe come together. One of their best practices can contribute to the success of any writer.
They visit each city with a script … Continue reading
Like an infant, a manuscript needs further work.
Five months after my newest granddaughter was born, her parents continue to nurture her. Though she’s recently learned to roll over and is working on sitting, Mom and Dad know she has further potential—as do their three-year-old and almost seven-year-old.
That’s not to say … Continue reading
Don’t waste your sentence’s key part.
by Andy Scheer
Today as I edited a manuscript for busy moms, I thought of birds and binoculars:
Specifically, I thought of an illustration that taught me how the words a writer places at the end of a sentence stick in a reader’s mind.
Here’s the illustration, … Continue reading