K.I.S.S. your readers
Big words suck.Β Gargantuan expressions fail to fulfill your readership’s expectations.Β See how small words win the day? Have you ever felt the need to […]
Big words suck.Β Gargantuan expressions fail to fulfill your readership’s expectations.Β See how small words win the day? Have you ever felt the need to […]
This is not satire; this guide really exists and the quotes in this post really come from the CIA’s Style Manual and Writer’s Guide. People […]
Writers are “special” people. But don’t worry, it is not always contagious. This guide will help you self-screen for this condition before it becomes terminal. […]
Kristin Johnson reports live from the Santa Barbara Writers Conference on speaker Maile Meloy’s keynote address. Your humble correspondent had a full first day at […]
Are you a writer or are you an “aspiring” writer?Β How do you define yourself? How do you define a writer? If you are looking […]
Everybody knows it’s wrong to plagiarize.Β And yet, it still happens.Β A lot of plagiarism in purposeful, but some is due to uncertainty, and perhaps […]
Proofread.Β Proofread. Proofread.Β Kristin Johnson doesn’t want to know what “Reuse to Vacate” might mean. The above headline might sound like a sentence from a […]
If you were always wondering how to break the rules of grammar, spelling and common sense, hereβs your chance. These are the top 34 rules […]
When words don’t flow, the pen need not rest. Give drawing a go, let pics do the rest. One of the most frequent writing-related discussion […]
Fiction writers need to plan their plots. They need to be organized. But should they also allow their characters and the plot to develop on […]