An instant novel needs more time.
by Andy Scheer
Sometimes participating in NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month) makes sense.
Three years ago, as a senior in Taylor University’s Professional Writing program, Chandler Birch accepted the challenge to write a novel in a month. “Prior to that,” he says, “I had next to no … Continue reading
I miss what that word used to mean.
by Andy Scheer
I paid the guy at the garage sale for a picture frame.
“Awesome,” he said.
I bit my tongue. Yes, the 8×10 picture frame was still shrink-wrapped. But the most generous adjective I’d give it was nice.
I’m old enough to … Continue reading
Why settle for sentences that are just okay?
by Andy Scheer
I could tell the writer had been rushed, didn’t know better, or just didn’t care.
I based that assessment on a single sentence. Here it is, in a Hemmings Motor News profile of the 1971 Ford Ranchero … Continue reading