I’m a Writer, not a Writer

I’m a Writer, not a Writer

  If you spend enough time around writers, you’ll certainly notice that they care a great deal about words, word-smithing, language, grammar, and all sorts of topics concerning “writing well.” You’ll encounter the aspiring Hemingways and...
The Surprising Truth About Your Keyboard

The Surprising Truth About Your Keyboard

Do you know why the keys on a keyboard are laid out the way they are? Conventional wisdom says, “It was designed to slow typists down to prevent the jamming of keys.” Oh yeah? Is that really true? If that’s true, riddle-me-this: why are...
Celebrate!

Celebrate!

  All of the “fix it” writing is done. All of my proof-reading is done. All of my self-editing is done. It’s time to celebrate. Celebrate! This means that the Sneak Peak will probably be going out this week. This means I’m hiring an editor...
Lessons from the Slump – Moving Forward

Lessons from the Slump – Moving Forward

    This past week, I worked to recover from a slump I fell into the previous week. During that “slump week,” I felt worn out and I had trouble accomplishing anything. Editing can be exhausting, especially self-editing. All of the work I was...