Welcome to my collection of posts and random stuff related to putting pen to paper. (Or fingertip to little plastic square.)

Interview with a semicolon | Tom Gething re: reading

Semicolons are odd things.  I'm fairly certain I use them correctly, but when I do, they almost always get edited out of my prose.  I suspect a prejudice exists against semicolons; Editors are confused by them and therefore don't use them.…

Tip o' the day: Avoid redundant adverbs

  Adverbs often tell us what we already know. She ran quickly through the woods. He crept quietly through the window. The ship's horn blasted loudly. In each of these cases, the adverb could be omitted from the sentence…

Writing — a perfect storm of risks.

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This blog concerns itself with many different subjects, from exercise to photography to music to faith.  But mainly, it focuses on writing.  Whether or not the subject is about writing, what you find here is expressed through a writer's…