Being a Better Writer: PLS Explain Book · 10:23pm Jan 30th, 2023
Or, recognizing disparate audience expectations.
Or, recognizing disparate audience expectations.
Good afternoon readers! Yes, I know today’s post is a little late. Just a tad. And that’s for a reason. The same reason, in fact, it might be a bit rougher than normal: I’m ill today, but didn’t feel like skipping a week of Being a Better Writer. So my mind is a little muddled.
Welcome back writers! Yes, it’s Monday once again, and that means we’re back with another Being a Better Writer to talk about!
Hello writers! So, full confession time: I’m not quite at 100% yet. In fact, I might even try for a nap after this post is over. We’ll see how I feel.
But I’ve got to be good enough to deliver today’s Being a Better Writer post! After all, I promised it!
Blubbering: Unattractive, loud crying. Characterized by mutters, truncated, erratic breathing, clinched facial expressions and hunched posture.
Hyperventilate-Crying: Forceful crying causing heavy breathing, resulting in the inability to speak or produce sounds even resembling words.
After seeing a post asking for opinions on this in the Writer's Group (see link) I decided to create a blog on it.
Whoa! Late post today! Don't worry, it wasn't because I was slacking off. The opposite, actually. See, during that month-long burn to get Colony published and into eager reader's hands (many of whom are now enjoying it immensely, going by the high-quality reviews that have already rolled in), I skipped a lot of sleep. Quite a lot. We're talking 10-12 hours spent a day working on Colony regularly, plus everything else my life had. So I was, for almost a month, getting 5-6 hours of
Authors cannot properly proofread their own writing.*
It is important to fully buy into that concept before delving into the exceptions and solutions. It maps well to the statement, A lawyer who represents himself has a fool for a client. If you're an experienced writer, I should not have to convince you of the truth here. Yes, you can (and should) proof your own writing; you'll catch many of your grammar and spelling mistakes. Many, but not all.
Readers! The time has come! The magnificence is upon us! It. Is. Here!
What am I talking about? Why LTUE of course! Life, The Universe, and Everything! The convention for writing Science-Fiction and Fantasy! It’s this week! February 13th-15th!
Hello readers! I’m still on break here, so here’s a classic Being a Better Writer post for all of you to sink your teeth into! And an old-school one too! But first, some news!
Welcome back writers! It’s a new year! Welcome to 2023!
Hello readers! If you’re looking for the usual in-depth post, today it shall not appear. Because today Being a Better Writer is going to be live! That’s right, we’re doing another Live Q&A session at 5 PM MST.