Sometimes it can be constructive to get out a little anger about those things in writing that really tick us off. The things that really get under our skin about bad writing, and what leaps off the page as a sign that the author either has no talent or isn't trying hard enough. What do you hate most...

i've spent the last year and a half writing a procedural thriller. most of the feedback i've received focuses on the fact that we never get invested enough in the characters. the message came in different forms. some said i hadn't developed my characters enough, some said they weren't sympathetic en...

Yes, it is that time of year again, time for SXSW Interactive and the 2009 Weblog Awards! The Bloggies are the web's longest-running non-profit, reader voted blog awards. The votes are in and the Weblog Awards ceremony will be held on Monday, March 16th at 12:30pm (Central Time, GMT-5) at the SXSW T...

Just hours before I was set to send off my syndicated porn column this past weekend, an email came through from the magazine that carries it that read, "Thanks, but no thanks. We no longer need you." It turns out the magazine has a new publisher who doesn't want any syndicated content in the publica...

Most circles of thought look at certain habits as being minimal.  Especially the practitioners feel most adamant about habitual usage being "harmless", can never hurt you, or have any negative side effects.  Something that comes from the ground has none of the addictive qualities of pharma...

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Snydeq writes "For the past several months, Microsoft has engaged in an far-reaching public mea culpa about Vista, holding a series of press interviews to explain how the company's Vista mistakes changed the evolvement process of Windows 7. Chief among these changes was the purposefulness to 'define...

with Harrison Beillor     LISTEN The Whispering Cloud by Guy Bouchard I lied on my back in the front yard Watching a Cloud. I thought it was a nice Cloud It was a puffy Cloud Until it whispered to me… It said, Why the hell are you lying there looking at me? Who are you to judge me? Who are ...

Written by Yuwanda Black from Inkwell Editorial I’m a big believer in what I call “nicheing it to success.� As in, pitching yourself to potential clients as an expert in one area. It’s been my experience that it’s easier for clients to hire you based on your expertise in one area. Once the...

(for Corey) July 21, 1994 The shapes, and the colors look at all the pretty combinations then again, do you see the bad ones? they stick out… Beautiful patterns are hard to see alter it just enough look into the light If you blink, you’ll miss it. Fallen down was that pretty one; There i...