The days are only going to get longer. Cheer up, more daylight. Soon you’ll get up and it will be daylight. That is until summer then the days get shorter. But that’s six months away. Stay strong, write on. Professor Hyram Voltage
I had to go to the Social Security office. I know you can make an appointment so I got on line and pulled up the web page for the local office. The web page did not list a phone number that you could call to make an appointment at the local office. The only phone […]
or How a Great Company Killed Itself. I tried to log in to Yahoo to change my password. I haven’t gotten a notice that my password has been hacked, it’s just for safety reasons I want to change the password. I went to sign in. The sign in box say it does not recognize my […]
A recent update to MicroSoft Windows 10 caused many computers to lose the ability to connect to the internet. In an old Dilbert cartoon the Dilbert character email stopped working at work. The next panel shows him talking to the company computer technician. Dilbert tells the technician that his email doesn’t work. The computer technician […]
I like the editor I used the last time, but. There’s always a but. It was a sterile relationship. The editor worked for a company. There was not much back and forth. I don’t even know the editor’s name or if I was dealing with a man or a woman. I got a lot of […]
The holidays are the time for exceptions, and an exception is a good excuse for missing a day or two of writing. Last Saturday I went down to Los Angeles to help a friend. She has vision problems and can’t drive a car. In California that’s major inconvenience. One time it took her two hours […]
Artist are often asked what they use to draw with. Authors are asked about their writing process. People want to know what is the best paint, pencil, or brush to paint with. While budding authors want to know what the best time, computer, program, or method to write with. You want to know the secret. […]
You’re afraid. You’re afraid you’ll fail. You’re afraid the book will be no good. You’re afraid they’ll make fun of you, especially that mother-in-law that’s determined to show the world what a loser you are. You’re afraid the internet trolls will track you down, tear the skin off your soul, and drive a stake through […]
Step 5 – Recycle but don’t be boring; Recycle good ideas, that’s how series are born. A. Figure out why the idea was a good idea? 1. Why did it resonate with you and/or audience. 2. Can you expand on the points that makes the idea resonate with the audience? That’s even better if you […]
Steal like an artist. Get some old issues of Wired Magazine. Issues before their writing turned into the equivalent of sound bites. Issues of the magazine where they talked to people, about people, and what the people did. You the writer have to come up with why the person did what they did. Autobiography are […]