I’ve been writing a lot lately. I just haven’t been publishing any of it because of delicate natures. 87 drafts!
Category: Writing
I write a lot. This is where I write about writing in an inceptionesque manner. I make up words, too.
Using Voice Commands to Type
As much as I write, I often think there may be a better way to put my thoughts to page. Some of my best thoughts come to me when I’m exercising or unable to type. And I have apps and systems in place so when that happens I can immediately stop, and ask Siri or……
The Profound Differences Between What We Hear vs. What is Told
Some people like William F. Buckley seem to be born with a superhuman elucidation, hypervocabulary, magniloquence gene.
An English Major’s Guide to Modern Writing
There’s a lot to know about writing well. Do you know what you’re about to do and are you prepared to hit “publish?”
Where is the Best Place to Write?
One thing that can slow a writer down these days isn’t thinking of what to write about or who to write about or even why to write at all. It’s where to write. And I don’t mean on a notepad or laptop or under a shady oak or in bed or where you might physically……
Persuasive Writing
How to Write Persuasively Outside activities: Develop your vocabulary Ways to cultivate your vocabulary. These days, there are lots of tools to do this. There’s a screen saver that introduces you to new words. There are apps that help you expand your word set. Reading of course helps, and when you come across a word……
Why Write?
Reading and writing are crucial to maintaining a healthy brain. Even a feeble brain can be sustained by both or even one activity. But higher thought surely requires it, and being emotionally level and able to cope with living as a human among other humans at this time on planet Earth should make it an……
Writing Content for the Web
Writing content for the web needs to be as short and sweet and packed full of information as possible. You have to understand that your “readers” are more likely to be scanners. The Pareto principle is at play here of course: 80% of your readers are looking for information, and gleaning it from 20% of……
Add Another Log to the Fire
ike I have so much spare time, I just started another blog because of a sort of impulsive purchase of musgrove.blog. Automattic, which is a company owned by the co-founder of WordPress, bought the right to sell the TLD .blog and marketed it pretty well. And that’s about it. It’s been a frustrating experience, especially……