Can you convey your thoughts in compact packages?
by Andy Scheer
How many words can one verb pull? Without discouraging the reader.
Since I can’t judge a manuscript by its cover, I judge it by the first pages. If those don’t promise an engaging story well told, why continue?
Today I’m … Continue reading
Do your characters’ words convey a sense of authenticity?
by Andy Scheer
Besides English, how many languages do you speak? Likely more than you suspect.
One guest at our Super Bowl party works as an electrical engineer. Because he is fluent in a technical vocabulary he shares only … Continue reading
by Andy Scheer
To write something good, you have to write something.
Have you written anything today? Will you?
Late science fiction writer Ray Bradbury said, “Quantity produces quality. If you only write a few things, you’re doomed.”
Trumpeter Lu Watters, who sparked a revolution in jazz in the 1940s, … Continue reading