Writing

I DEFY HOPELESSNESS

I DEFY HOPELESSNESS

This morning I received possibly the best marketing email I’ve ever seen, from Ray Edwards. It started like this: Yep, blood in the streets. In the financial markets, and literal blood, too. …that’s what’s on the news. I speak out against spreading more bad feelings, and it offends a certain number of people. I...

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What Famous Author Do You Write Like?

What Famous Author Do You Write Like?

I Write Like is a fun tool that analyzes your writing, compares it to a database of famous authors, and tells you which one your writing is most like. Based on the one blog post I submitted to it: I write like Cory Doctorow I Write Like by Mémoires, Mac journal software. Analyze your...

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BookRix Writing Contest – Worst Summer Jobs

BookRix Writing Contest – Worst Summer Jobs

What was your worst summer job experience? I don’t know that mine was terrible, so much as humbling. I spent one summer working as assistant foreman on a landscaping crew for Deerbrook Mall in north Houston. “Assistant foreman” basically meant I was the only person there who spoke both English and Spanish well. It...

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