The Writer’s Alphabet

  • Zed

    Zed

    We made it! Welcome to the last original entry into The Writer’s Alphabet! Can I just say, Z is a hard one. Taking into consideration how much research we do as writers, how much ancillary information we pick up along the way, and, obviously, how much coffee* we drink, I actually think this Z word

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  • Yes, please

    Yes, please

    I asked myself, should I wrap up The Writer’s Alphabet today? And I responded with a hearty YES, PLEASE! (I did begin these twenty-six entries in February of 2017.) It’s important to keep positive when you’re a writer. Some days are great! And some days…not so much. When you suffer a down day, or two,

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  • The value of X

    The value of X

    We’re in the final stages of The Writer’s Alphabet… and I’m x-static to introduce the letter X. X-ing out is an important (and sometimes painful) part of the editing process. No matter how poetic the verse, exceptional the passage, or lovely the prose, sometimes it’s just gotta go! For letters A through WΒ in The Writer’s

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  • Write

    Write

    I am determined to complete The Writer’s Alphabet this year! I’m up to the letter…W. It only stands to reason that the W in The Writer’s Alphabet would stand for WRITE. And also, WRITE is my favorite homonym. πŸ™‚ Right?!

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  • V is for V-A-C-A-T-I-O-N!

    V is for V-A-C-A-T-I-O-N!

    It’s Labor Day! You probably have the day off of work. Not quite a vacation…but still, no work is no work. Must be nice. You know, to take a day off. Writers don’t get days off. We may be away from the computer, but that doesn’t mean we’re not logging ideas, noticing details, or otherwise

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  • U is for Unique

    U is for Unique

    Yes, the story has probably been told before. But not by you. Tell YOUR story. Your voice is unique. We’re getting close, folks… U is only five letters from the end and the 21st entry of The Writer’s Alphabet! Once I get through the alphabet in order, then I can start adding definitions willy-nilly! (note

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  • Time, Time, Time…

    Time, Time, Time…

    Oh, time. There never seems to be enough anymore… After another brutally busy weekend launching into another excitingly* busy week, I find myself succumbing to The Writer’s Alphabet for a quick and, ahem, timely definition. T is for Time. *Kicking off my Monday with a very special visit from South Africa! Can’t wait to see

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