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Continue reading →: Happy National Rubber Ducky Day 2015!
Oh boy oh boy oh boy — it’s National Rubber Ducky Day 2015! And yes, this awesome day warrants the rare use of an exclamation mark. Because these squeaky little sweeties totally deserve their own day. Not that I’m biased or anything. Although I clearly am. These National Rubber Ducky…
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Continue reading →: Rubber Ducky’s Writer’s Resolutions for 2015
What you get by achieving your goals is not as important as what you become by achieving your goals. — Henry David Thoreau In my last post, I took an honest look back at how well I kept my writer’s resolutions for 2014. I did pretty well. I kept most…
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Continue reading →: How I kept my writer’s resolutions for 2014
New Year’s is closing in. Time to take an honest look how wellI kept my 9 Writer’s Resolutions for 2014. My writer’s resolutions boiled down to one thing: shut up and write. This meant not waiting for the muse to show up or for my writing conditions to be just…
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Continue reading →: Happy Thanksgiving (2014 Edition)
Happy Thanksgiving, dear readers. Last year, I made a list of why I’m thankful to be a writer. This year, while I’m gearing up to fix a big dinner and give thanks for all of the awesomeness in my life, I’d like to take a moment to thank you. Thank…
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Continue reading →: 10 crackerjack proofreading tips, and then some
Image courtesy of DIRECTV and the super-hunky Robe Lowe. “I’m a professional writer.” “And I’m a professional writer who doesn’t proofread very well.” Typos make professional writers look like hacks. And we’ve all had those awkward moments when someone points out our errors even though we could have sworn we…

