ANACHRONISM. A neglect or falsification, whether wilfully or otherwise, of strict chronological relation. Anachronisms may be committed in a great variety of ways, e.g., in painting, by representing members of the Holy Family in the costumes of the period at which the painter lived, as in many … Read More
I notice more and more—how shall I put it?—dead people have pre-written their own obituaries. This may be a morbid subject for some, but when you reach a certain age, you know what is coming and you recognize it could be any time. Any minute, really. So why not write … Read More
Hurray! You finally finished your book! You uploaded it to Createspace, maybe to Kindle, and you want to get it out to as many places as possible. How about putting it on Smashwords? What is that? According to smashwords.com: “Smashwords is the world’s largest distributor of indie eBooks. We … Read More
I was stuck. I needed something to energize my writing practice. Maybe I needed a review of the basics. Some strategies for marketing. Maybe meet a publisher or agent. Talk with others who write in my genre. At the Florida Writers Association’s conference in Altamonte Springs, October 19–21, I experienced … Read More