MIKE BLANK

last year, i attended a writing conference and spent a week fleshing out the main characters of a book i’m writing. throughout the process, fellow writers commented that my character’s name, Mike Blank, was annoying. it’s the repetition of the ‘k’ sounds. they all agreed that i needed to come up with a new name. … Read more

CLUTTER

i’ve been thinking lately about clutter.  specifically, clutter in writing.  those extra words and clauses that muddy my sentences and paragraphs.  William Zinsser discusses this problem in ON WRITING WELL and states “be grateful for what you can throw away.” what writing have you thrown away?