I read an article in Daily Variety about filmmaker Richard Cunningham who created a “fictionalized” Twitter account for one of his character’s from his short film “Year Zero” which was featured at the Tribeca Film Festival. This isn’t a bad idea. If you wrote a book, screenplay, or teleplay, consider […]
5 Reasons to Co-Author a Book
Like me, my sister has many writing ideas. However, she’s a bit shy about writing and is unsure about the entire book writing process. She has a great idea for a parenting book and since I own DEOR Consulting, a parent and teen life coaching, consulting, and educating company, I […]
Freelance Writers Know This before You Write a Review
Stop! Don’t write a review until you read this blog post. I received a scathing email from someone regarding the review I wrote about WhiteSmoke (I wasn’t paid by WhiteSmoke to write the review). Of course, my review is based on my experience with the product. I can’t stress that […]
The Origins of Common Sense
As a writer, I’m fascinated by the origins of words. I have a fondness for Latin and other languages and would like to learn how to speak many languages. This will come in handy if I’m a contestant on The Amazing Race! I’m intrigued by the word common sense and […]
Words Spelled Backwards to Form Other Words
This old blog post from April 2011 was updated (the typo was corrected) on August 9, 2024 with the assistance of ChatGPT. However, a real human edited the new sections and added more words that are spelled backwards to form other words to the list. Lewis Carroll is known for […]