Category Archives: Info for Writers

Posted on October 10, 2013 by LindaGauer
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I’m Mark Twain.

Posted on July 3, 2013 by LindaGauer

Play the “What Kind of Writer Are You Game”

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This is my life.

Posted on June 24, 2013 by LindaGauer
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Ben Zimmer’s Page – worth a look

Posted on September 8, 2012 by LindaGauer

Here is an interesting site I just came across. Ben Zimmer, language columnist, writes about new words, slang, and word routes.

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Quiz for Writers

Posted on August 21, 2012 by LindaGauer

What kind of writer are you? Pick your preferred synonym and see.

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I would like all the people who self-publish to stop saying they have a book published and start saying they have had a book printed.

Posted on August 18, 2012 by LindaGauer
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Good Writing or Writing Good?

Posted on July 20, 2012 by LindaGauer
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Nobody said they are GOOD books.

Posted on April 26, 2012 by LindaGauer

Take a look at this graph from The Atlantic and notice how reading rates have improved over the past 50 years. This data predates ebook growth. I suspect the numbers would be higher today. Gallup data here Link to The … Continue reading →

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Making a living with poetry

Posted on April 22, 2012 by LindaGauer

I heard this on NPR. Read the story here:Poem store

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Five year old post and still true

Posted on April 18, 2012 by LindaGauer

Let us now praise editors They may be invisible and their art unsung. But in the age of blogging, editors are needed more than ever.

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