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Author: Ann Gordon

A former English and Computer Science teacher, a technical writer, copy editor and instructional designer. She has a B.A. in English and a Masters in Computer Science. She’s currently semi-retired. Ann has written and published short stories and lots of articles, along with plenty of technical docs. She has also co-authored and/or copy-edited six historical fiction books, self-published on Amazon, and she is a webmaster for five websites. She’s won writing awards in most categories, including flash fiction. She wrote her first stories in elementary school and continued writing fiction until she was twenty, when she had to stop writing to make a living and raise a family. She’s been a member of RMFW for years and attends the Western Slope meetings when she can. She is president of the online chapter of the League of Utah Writers; her chapter has a large critique group. She lives in a dusty, windy desert town in SE Utah.
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Developing a Smart Writing Habit

Posted on February 13, 2024February 13, 2024 by Ann Gordon

I’ve read that smart goals are relevant, written, specific, measurable, time-keyed, and exciting. I like this list and I’m going to build a habit around it. I experienced some serious soul searching this month when I officially reached old age. Yes, I’ve heard that “old” is relative, but I’m pretty sure it’s true in my…

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Starting a ‘Writing Habit’ Isn’t Easy

Posted on January 9, 2024February 1, 2024 by Ann Gordon

I’ve reached the point of desperation in my efforts to start and maintain a writing schedule. With the new year, I had hoped to begin writing for a few hours during the early morning, like 8:00 am to 10:30 am, before telemarketers, postmen, emails, and neighbors filled my day. In December, I told myself I…

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Aeschylus Lives On

Posted on December 12, 2023February 1, 2024 by Ann Gordon

… many users now have both fiction and nonfiction audio files loaded on their cellphones. That’s a huge prospective audience.

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Classy Intensifiers

Posted on November 15, 2023February 1, 2024 by Ann Gordon

According to recent reports, the English language contains over 470,000 words. Compared to other languages, that’s a whole lot of words (many of which we borrowed from other languages, that’s true). According to my limited research, the average 10-year-old has a vocabulary of about 10,000 words. And as reported by The Economist magazine, their online…

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My Grievance with GOT

Posted on October 10, 2023February 1, 2024 by Ann Gordon

“The word “got” is simply abysmal…”

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