Saturday, August 17, 2019

Words and brush: Editing Is how it Flows and Goes

Words and brush: Editing Is how it Flows and Goes: One of my favorite grammar tools to refresh and get my mindset on editing is the Harbrace College handbook, edition 4.   It has some exerci...

Editing Is how it Flows and Goes


One of my favorite grammar tools to refresh and get my mindset on editing is the Harbrace College handbook, edition 4.   It has some exercises in it to let your eye catch errors in areas that need extra practice to your craft of writing.  I highly recommend this one.




Harbrace College Handbook



What are you working on today?  Maybe taking a break?  My old schedule before kids was to work on my chapters, add new material and follow the outline during the week.  Fridays were review days and then I would take the weekends off.  With kids and busy routine, I have to switch hats often what the priority is.  My son now has a cold to be monitored so it's going through the family. It's hard to tell what it is with the ragweed season flaring us up here in the South.

What techniques do you use to edit your work?   Some writers read aloud to hear how a passage flows.  Looking for that stick in the mud that stops it.  Do you have a strategy for scenes that seem crammed in the end?  Would transitions work better to smooth out the passage?  

Thursday, August 15, 2019

Words and brush: Creative Process

Words and brush: Creative Process: Happy Thursday to all.    A great few weeks as the change of the new site is to generate ideas, modify current ones and move towards that g...

Wednesday, August 14, 2019

Words and brush: Interests of Art

Words and brush: Interests of Art: Good afternoon.  We hope you had a lovely Tuesday and I had enough coffee this morning.  A little about me.  The art came in when I was six,...

Tuesday, August 13, 2019

Interests of Art

Good afternoon.  We hope you had a lovely Tuesday and I had enough coffee this morning.  A little about me.  The art came in when I was six, and the writing came in when I was thirteen.    They compliment each other.  When I took art history, I realized there were many artists that were multitalented.  Leonardo da Vinci and Shakespeare just to name a few.  I realized I fell into this nich because they did a little of everything.   I don't think I am a master artist or writer, but I enjoy doing both.   While in college, an instructor said to me, "Pick a hill."    I tried.  It's kinda like being half a person in a way.  So I went into the graphic arts to compliment both.   I have made designs on t shirts, brochures and even designed my own wedding invitations.  

What is your passion in the arts?  Painting, drawing, pastels or sculpture?  Architecture?  My grandfather was an architect. He built a neighborhood in Ohio and his son built a few churches and homes.  I love a beautiful building and the work it took to be created.  









Sunday, August 11, 2019

Words and brush: Cognitive Diet For Creative ConcentrationThis mig...

Words and brush: Cognitive Diet For Creative Concentration
This mig...
: Cognitive Diet For Creative Concentration This might be a very good productive night for you writers, poets, nonfiction writers and per...

Words and brush: Moving Along On Our New Site

Words and brush: Moving Along On Our New Site: Day three of transferring our channels to new places maybe a good change for all.  I certainly am trying to keep up the pace of my typical...

Words and brush: https://www.varsitytutors.com/englishteacher/cr...

Words and brush:


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: https://www.varsitytutors.com/englishteacher/creative Some really good writing starters for those that are in a writer's block ...