by Jim Stitzel | Dec 18, 2006 | Writing
Bad Lingo: Blog-Media Clichés – Gawker And right on the heels of “things you shouldn’t write about on your blog”:http://open-dialogue.com/blog/2006/12/17/dont-write-about-it/ comes phrases that should, at all costs, be avoided in your...
by Jim Stitzel | Aug 30, 2006 | Writing
I enjoy reading Ray Rhamey’s articles over at “Flogging the Quill”:http://www.floggingthequill.com. He always has such great tips for creating a readable and satisfying story. His “article...
by Jim Stitzel | Aug 8, 2006 | Writing
I’m at a point in my writing where I think I need to establish a more specific set of goals. I feel like I’ve stagnated a bit where I am, so it’s time to raise the bar a little. In no particular order: Submit one short story a month. The only way to...
by Jim Stitzel | Jul 19, 2006 | Writing
One of the things that a musician must learn to do is how to make their music sing. It’s one thing to be able to play the notes and master the rhythm; it’s an entirely different thing to make it sound musical. There are tempos to be followed, crescendos...
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...
