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I found some old notes I took while attending a writer’s seminar several years ago at the Spanish Fork Memorial building. These are notes of counsel from Rachel Muses about writing: A: Get rid of weak verbs “be, was, came, … Continue reading →

I found some old notes I took while attending a writer’s seminar several years ago at the Spanish Fork Memorial building. These are notes of counsel from Lee Nelson He has done the book Storm Testament. Author will actually ride … Continue reading →

Please welcome my first guest blogger: Kathleen Lund. She attended a wonderful story teller’s workshop last Saturday (I was sad I missed it) and here is her review. The presentation was by Kevin Cordi. Those are a few things I … Continue reading →

Dave moved his workshop to my condo because of the strange thing happening at the hotel room he reserved. Here are some notes I took while a fly on the wall: telescoping: gradually exit one point of view and gradually … Continue reading →

I debated coming down to be part of the condo which I shared with members of Dave Wolverton’s writer’s workshop. Last time I hosted, most of my roommates excluded me from their conversation. I can understand that I did not … Continue reading →

I found some old notes I took while attending a writer’s seminar several years ago at the Spanish Fork Memorial building. These are notes of counsel from Rachel Muses: Insights gained by writing and publishing. 1. You need to educate … Continue reading →

Last Friday I had the chance to visit a quilting display at the Springville museum. There were some delightful quilts and I saw that there are quite a variety of quilts which show a rich display of talent. My mother … Continue reading →

Well I still have a hard time with passive voice. Many authors do. Today’s creativity blog is dedicated to a bunch of links of on the topic. Enjoy: http://writingcenter.unc.edu/handouts/passive-voice/ http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/passive.htm http://dailypost.wordpress.com/2012/08/16/recognizing-passive-voice/ http://www.authorstream.com/Presentation/aSGuest68635-537764-passive-voice/ http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/passive http://grammar.about.com/od/pq/g/pasvoiceterm.htm http://www.towson.edu/ows/activepass.htm http://www.englishclub.com/grammar/verbs-voice.htm http://grammar.quickanddirtytips.com/passive-voice.aspx It’s a piece … Continue reading →

This is list of books that came from a panel I attended at Conduit, a great SF/F convention in Salt Lake City Utah. It presents a list of recommended books for those who may have enjoyed the Twilight Series or … Continue reading →

Well I finally was able to see the inside of a radio station and it was very informative. The purpose of my visit is Dave Ballack and his wife Cathy has produced a pilot called Story Mine. They are collecting … Continue reading →