Vigorous writing is concise

By ALongLook in The Write Stuff

Filling in a little at our Broadcast Desk yesterday and today reminded me how different writing for broadcast and for print can be. Yet, there is also an overwhelming similarity. That similarity is best summed up in this quote, the ...

Progress

By ALongLook in The Write Stuff

Was off on Tuesday and made some progress on the proposal my book. It's a great feeling getting excited again about this project. There are two dead little girls and their mother who didn't deserve to be murdered and who ...

So Long Skip

By ALongLook in The Write Stuff

Off topic this morning, but I can't let the death of baseball announcer Skip Caray pass without comment. As a long-time Atlanta Braves fan (I grew up in Georgia), I listened to Skip broadcast many, many games. His knowledge of ...

Oh, that blank page

By ALongLook in The Write Stuff

Even the most prolific writers must sometimes have times on a given day when they just can't get started. I know I do. From my book of poetry, let me share this: SOMETIMES THE WORDS WON'T FLOW Waiting. Waiting for ...

Mistakes, errors, bobbles and boo-boos

By ALongLook in The Write Stuff

I am going to wander a little off topic this morning, although it's still writing related. On the discussion forums in reaction to Aprill Brandon's column on sexism, someone posted a comment about a grammatical error. We all make mistakes. ...

Saving stuff

By ALongLook in The Write Stuff

The "box" I mentioned in my last blog contained some interesting stuff. I was correct about letters from the mother of the murder suspect, who is now in prison herself for murder. She wrote me a lengthy letter when she ...

The Box

By ALongLook in The Write Stuff

I have this box. It's about the size of a box that a case of 8 1/2 x 11 paper would come in. It is very full of stuff. Inside the box...newspaper clippings, notes, letters -- all related to the ...

Market sources

By ALongLook in The Write Stuff

For years I have used the annual Writer's Market to research potential agents and publishers. If you can't afford to buy it, check your local library. Also check the library for the Literary Market Place. Both are excellent places to ...

Submission guidelines

By ALongLook in The Write Stuff

I got a comment on my last blog that we all need to make sure to follow the listed submission guidelines in a market listing for a potential agent or publisher for our work. I can't emphasize this enough! I ...

Studying the markets

By ALongLook in The Write Stuff

As you study listings of potential publishers for your projects, one very important thing to look for is if that publisher even accepts submissions from unpublished writers. They'll tell you in no uncertain language if they do not. I don't ...