Your story and an eye exam
Keeping your story focused is a lot like taking an eye exam. Twice a month here at Gliterary Girl, I share the writing wisdom gained from 16 years as a newspaper columnist — knowledge which, [...]
Survivor Skills
Enjoy the first in a series of videos from syndicated humor columnist Ned Hickson. First up: Survivor Skills
A few things writers and superheroes have in common
Welcome to Ned’s Nickel’s Worth on Writing, a weekly feature Publishers Digest has called, “Writing advice guaranteed to keep you out of the slush pile — or any pile, [...]
I need to actively clarify my passive writing advice
This Nickel’s Worth on Writing is going to be different from regular NWOWs. That’s because it’s actually a clarification to last week’s post which, as some of you may [...]
How to avoid passive voice like a Jedi! (Unless you’re Yoda)
This week, we will be talking about “passive voice.” To clarify, this is not when, after having too many margaritas at your favorite Mexican restaurant, someone tells you to stop [...]
I know the Olympics are over, but here’s one last horrible writing analogy
Though the Olympic flame as long been extinguished and the final portable commode pumped dry, I’m still thinking of polymer-wrapped ski jumpers leaning forward and flying silently through [...]
Even a writer’s muse needs a little romance
Because we’re still within the month of love, it made sense that we focus on tips for writing intimate love scenes. Or more specifically, how to effectively insert (see what I just did [...]
If you’re a writer without a rejection letter, you’re doing something wrong
Do you hear that? Shhhhh! Listen again… That’s right — NOTHING! Now that my flu is almost gone, I no longer sound like a partially submerged Ford Fiesta backfiring in a swamp! At [...]
My, myself and why: learn to avoid yourself when writing in first-person
It’s time for Ned’s Nickel’s Worth on Writing, a weekly feature that Publishers Digest has called “Tips from a writer worth his salt. And we all know how expensive salt [...]
Exciting tips on how to fail at your New Year’s writing resolutions
For those who might be visiting for the first time, I should explain this is where I draw upon my 15 years as a columnist to offer tips that Writer’s Digest recently called “… a [...]
