Just write! Just do it! That’s what they say. But who are they? I’d need more than ten fingers to count all the names. But for me, one name stands out among those many pundits. And that’s Brenda Ueland. “Who?” you ask. She doesn’t have a website. No Twitter handle. … Read More
Part 3 – Publishing Your Own Memoir In my past two posts, I blogged about (1) the reasons you may want to write your own memoir, as well as (2) how I asked the Navy to help me with my personal research. I also provided some simple tips and outlines to help you … Read More
Part 2 – After 30+ Years, I’m Back on the Flight Deck This is the second post of a three-part series about writing your memoir. Last week, I blogged about why you may want to write your own memoir. I also provided some simple tips, outlines, and writing prompts to help you … Read More
When writing stories of 750 words or fewer, the writer must successfully employ the skills of compression and concision. Compression mandates economy of words, the squeezing together of story line, beginning, middle, end, story arc, number of characters, dialogue and time frame. Tightness in writing and meaningful word choice offer … Read More
