The gentleman in the picture is wearing suspenders and a belt. While this is not a great fashion look and people might make fun of him, that’s less embarrassing than his pants falling down because of a wardrobe malfunction. I have a server at a large hosting service that runs a number of websites, including…
Part I While on a short walk, I observed a man, I’ll call him #homeless, albeit, I’m not sure. The upside-down orange bucket upon which he sat had the appearance of a sword practice target, slashes down one side, slits from jabs scattered from top to bottom. This bedraggled man held a book with both…
Three years ago, my photography instructor gave our class this assignment: spend a day taking pictures which, when put in the right order, tell a story. And coincidentally, the next Sunday I was set to attend my first Green Bay Packers game at Lambeau Field, where we were pitted against our decades-old rival, the Chicago…
You’re sick of hearing “Show, don’t tell.” Got it. But then you’re told to use vivid descriptions and detail-rich settings to enrich your story. So how do you describe the world your character inhabits without “telling” about it? This is a constant balancing act, whether you’re writing space operas, historical fiction, a beach-themed romance, or…
Ah, yes—punctuation: The writing tool that grammar Nazis love to wield and many writers want to wish away. Trends English punctuation rules have largely remained the same over recent centuries, although punctuation does go through significant trends. For instance, during the 1600s most English writers used semicolons every time they wanted the reader to pause…