Happy Tuesday to you all! I’m on schedule this week so I’m pretty sure I got the day right.
I’m still toying around with a title for my novel. What was once “A Long Walk Home” is now “Derailed.” We’ll have to see what it is next week. LOL
I also received word that my class at the Community Center has been approved. It will be called….are you ready….Artistry With Words….one night per week, four weeks in May….I’m very excited about teaching a class to creative writing enthusiasts.
Shall we begin?
QUOTE OF THE DAY
“Don’t be too timid and squeamish about your actions. All life is an experiment.”
Ralph Waldo Emerson
THOUGHT OF THE DAY
I’m not picking on anyone in particular, and I’m sure not pointing the finger of blame. This is simply an observation for those of you interested in becoming better writers.
I read a lot of articles during the week, and quite a few people who I follow write the same way in every article. By that I mean there is no risk-taking going on. If they are craft writers, every craft article that they write sounds the same. If they writer recipes, every recipe “sounds” the same. If they write about the environment or real estate or whatever, the only thing that changes in each article are the keywords.
Growing as a writer requires taking risks. It requires experimenting with new styles and new tools.
I have an article coming out this week on how to write an effective analogy. Let me ask you this: when was the last time you wrote an analogy in one of your articles? How about a metaphor? A simile? If you shook your head at all three then I would hope you consider trying them in the near future.
These are effective grammatical tools that every writer should have in their tool shed, and if you don’t use those tools they will become rusty.
Wait, was that a metaphor? J
PROMPT OF THE DAY
Use it, don’t use it, just have fun looking at it. It’s free so do with it as you will.
TIP OF THE DAY
For the month of May I’ll be teaching a Creative Writing Course at the local Eastside Community Center. It’s a way for me to give to the community; it’s a way for me to build my platform as a local author; and it’s my way to make a little money.
How about you? Is there a local community center that might be in need of your talents as a writer? Just askin’!
WRITER OF THE DAY
Say hello to my friend breakfastpop from HubPages. I don’t know this young lady’s real name but that’s not terribly important for this posting. I don’t agree with her politics for the most part but I do enjoy her writing abilities, and this site is all about writing. You can find her here.
Update: I just talked to her on the phone. She called as part of my challenge that people start making more contact with each other. What a thrill to talk to her.
MORE ON THURSDAY
I should finish my final draft this week or next and then I’ll need some of my fine friends to read my manuscript and give me suggestions. If you are willing to do that for me then please mention it in the comments….be advised that it is about 140,000 words and I need it done fairly quickly….and in advance, thank you!
Bill
“Helping writers to spread their wings and fly.”
Billybuc
Artistry With Words 