Thank You for Playing Along

Today, I spent a fabulous afternoon in the company of writers. Yes, I did most of the talking, but what the people arbitrarily labelled “participants” didn’t know going in was

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Poor Grammar? No Problem!

“If you have any young friends who aspire to become writers, the second greatest favor you can do them is to present them with copies of The Elements of Style.

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The Pen is Your Friend

“A writer is a person for whom writing is more difficult than it is for other people.” – Thomas Mann (1875 – 1955) People often ask whether I write by

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I’d Like to Buy a Vowel

“Of course the game is rigged. Don’t let that stop you–if you don’t play, you can’t win.” – Robert Heinlein, science fiction author (1907 – 1988) Okay. I want to

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