When readers take time to leave a comment and/or click through to a link I include in a post, it means they trust me, are engaged, and find what they’re reading valuable–want to extend it. This year, I had many more comments than in 2015–about 5800. This compared to over 20,000 over the life of … Continue reading
This week, I’ll post three holiday activities that will get you ready for the blitz of writing you’ll swear to accomplish in New Year resolutions. Here’s what you’ll get (the links won’t be active until the post goes live): Update Your Online Presence Speed Up Your Computer Backup and Image your computer Today: 24 Ways to Speed … Continue reading
This week, I’ll post three holiday activities that will get your computers and technology ready for the blitz of writing you’ll swear to accomplish in New Year resolutions. Here’s what you’ll get (the links won’t be active until the post goes live): Update Your Online Presence Speed Up Your Computer Backup and Image your computer Today: … Continue reading
Since I work out of my house, I like to break my day into three parts: morning afternoon evening I consign writing jobs to each portion of the day, stopping for lunch and dinner. Often, those three portions will be 1) freelance writing, 2) WIP, and 3) research. Every once in a while, I like … Continue reading
I’m taking next week off. I’ll be preparing for holiday visits from both my son and daughter, the former from DC and the latter from El Paso TX. I am so excited! I’ll be back November 28th. Any emergencies–drop me a line at askatechteacher@gmail.com. Jacqui Murray is the author of the popular Building a Midshipman, … Continue reading
I’ve received several emails from readers that they can’t post comments to my blog and others. No surprise Chris the Storyreading Ape came to the rescue with this timely post on how to fix that. To Debbie: I found all of your comments in the Spam folder and unSpammed them. Reblogged on WordPress.com Source: What … Continue reading
Every week, I share a tip with writers, a trick you forget to use in your own manuscript, but makes a big difference in the rhythm and feel of a novel. Some, you can make use of immediately. Others, file away for that cranky day when your writing limps along and you don’t know why. … Continue reading
When readers take time to leave a comment and/or click through to a link I include in a post, it means they trust me, are engaged, and find what they’re reading valuable–want to extend it. This year, I had many more comments than in 2014–about 4800. This compared to over 14,000 over the life of … Continue reading
New Years–a time for rest, rejuvenation and repair. A time to assess life. Do I settle into my routine, enjoy where it’s headed, or is it time to grab my purse, iPhone, car keys, and get out of here? Here are my resolutions this year. Lots of them! I break it down into Fiction (for my novel writing), … Continue reading
Since I started this blog six-and-a-half years ago, I’ve had almost 1.2 million visitors, 3300 on my busiest day, with over 14,000 comments on the 1,238 articles I’ve written on every facet of writing. I have several columns: writer’s tips (sign up by clicking here) book reviews (Fridays) tech tips for writers (occasional) In between, I write what’s … Continue reading
