Ned’s Column

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, [...]

Enjoy the first in a series of videos from syndicated humor columnist Ned Hickson. First up: Survivor Skills

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, [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]