by Jim Stitzel | Apr 20, 2006 | Writing
Flogging the Quill: Don’t get me started It’s always fun to find a good, constructive article pointing out some to-be-avoided subtleties that we all tend to unconsciously write into our stories. Ray Rhamey, over at “Flogging the...
by Jim Stitzel | Apr 19, 2006 | Writing
I only do memes once in a very great while. Mostly, I tend to think of them as blog clutter, so I usually try to avoid them. But one comes along periodically that seems fun. And since I’m not feeling all that terrific today (sick _and_ exhausted), this is what...
by Jim Stitzel | Apr 17, 2006 | Writing
I don’t usually get a lot of enjoyment from reading fiction that is laced with a lot of profanity. ((One of my favorite authors is Stephen King, and most of his works are notorious for foul language. I do love his tales, to the extent that I will read him...
by Jim Stitzel | Apr 14, 2006 | Writing
Oh, good grief. Eric Zorn, of the Chicago Tribune, “writes”:http://blogs.chicagotribune.com/news_columnists_ezorn/2006/04/blind_rage.html about how angry he gets with bloggers who build blind links into their articles because of how much time it apparently...
by Jim Stitzel | Apr 13, 2006 | Writing
I just received notice this morning that my first short story submission has been rejected. I’m not disappointed at all. I fully expected it. I think I might actually have been embarrassed if it had gotten accepted. I think it will need some revisions before it...
by Jim Stitzel | Apr 11, 2006 | Writing
I’m feeling much less than charitable today. I think it’s a product of recovering from being ill, trying to catch up on a lost day of work, and having read far too many inflammatory opinions over the past several days about a large number of topics. ((Why...
