Memoirs Made Easy…with me! My children have been after me to write my memoir: only offspring of two alcoholics, decades long marriage to my hero, decades writing and producing in Hollywood—Ha-,ha-,ha! NO, they haven’t asked me about any of that. Two of our twelve grandchildren have asked me to write it all down. Our 60th …
Something occurred to me while watching the tributes and remembrances today, 9/11/21; those patriots aboard Flight 93 saved our country. Yet, they are honored almost as an afterthought because their plane did NOT arrive at its destination: The Capital. Had it done so, the destruction would have murdered a majority if not all of our …
Why I hate American Express Credit CardsIn my younger years, I had Visa, Discover and Master Cards in my wallet. I resisted the relentless offers from Amex. Compared to the competition, Amex’s annual fees were high. Considering very few merchants accepted the card because of what they charged them. Silver, gold, platinum and titanium belong …
Our forebears always put a little away “for a rainy day”. After surviving three bank holidays in the last century, my grandparents put their cash under their mattress. Seriously. My parents used a savings account. Those were the days when the accounts earned an average of 4-5% interest. Over the years, the “compounding daily interest” …
Back to Basics Stop thinking of yourself as trapped in front of a blank screen. Your fingers refuse to move, your brain refuses to think, your spirit refuses to inspire. Think of taking each element of your writing project as a block, a building block. The next time you face a blank page, think beyond …
Editing Web Content Services Promise, “Less is More”. Editing anything, particularly web content, means relevant brevity. People surf the web in search of answers to specific questions, concerns, wants, or needs. Successful websites provide those answers in as few words as possible. No one has the time to plow through flowery prose, adjective laden descriptions, …
When you point the finger at someone else, three fingers are pointing back at you. When you sling mud at your opponent, you’re left with mud all over your own hands. Rather than telling lies, half-truths, and innuendoes about your opponent, get votes by telling the truth about your qualifications for the job. “All politicians …
No! Hell no! Never pay anyone to read your work… Never, never, never pay anyone to read anything you write in any form. PLUS a bonus just for you! Change nothing in your ms (manuscript) unless: You sincerely believe (notice I did NOT say think) it’s an improvement, you must BELIEVE it improves your work. …
“And what do you do?” “I’m a writer….” “Have I read anything you’ve written?” Overheard at every party you will attend now and in the future. It takes ego to declare yourself a professional writer, regardless of the price per word you earn. Many of us, ok most of us, at one time or another …
Tell the truth, please. To write anything requires an ego with a willingness to share (and often not in the nicest of ways). To write publicly adds the ability to shout “Incoming!” while ducking rejection slips* delivered by email, snail mail, or robo calls from your agent. Unlike the professional (aka received payment) writing I …
