http://writingtoberead.today.com Hints and Tips for Writers Everywhere Tue, 15 Dec 2009 02:38:11 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I recently caught one version of A Christmas Carol on television. Although there have been many versions of this classic story, they all stick pretty much to the same basic theme that we are all familiar with, from the original version by Charles Dickens. There was nothing particularly different about ... http://writingtoberead.today.com/2009/12/14/a-real-life-christmas-carol/ I just finished reading Demon Hunter: The Chosen One, by Cynthia Vespia. For fans of dark fantasy, this book is a must read. It has all the qualities dark fiction readers could want: adventure; mystery; demons; werewolves; vampires and more. There is evil lurking in the shadows and young Costa ... http://writingtoberead.today.com/2009/12/07/review-demon-hunter-the-chosen-one/ Thanksgiving is only a few days away, and I know everyone has different things that they are thankful for. As writers, we may be thankful for some unusual items that others may not even consider. For example, we writers might be thankful for our ink cartridge not running out before ... http://writingtoberead.today.com/2009/11/24/lets-give-thanks/ ... http://writingtoberead.today.com/2009/11/04/where-can-we-find-inspiration/ Well, it’s that time of year once again, I fear. October is a time of fear, isn’t it? During this month you are liable to see a little of everything that scares you: spiders, bats, witches with black cats and pointy hats; ghost, ghouls, and goblins too; werewolves, ... http://writingtoberead.today.com/2009/10/04/witches-and-werewolves-and-ghosts-oh-my/ September has been a hard month for me. Not only was the 21st the anniversary of my son’s death, but the 9th was his birthday, as well. Needless to say, I feel like the Green Day song, Wake Me Up, When September Ends. I tried to figure out ... http://writingtoberead.today.com/2009/09/23/wake-me-up-when-september-ends/ Hello. I guess I haven’t written anything for this site in awhile. I have been busily pumping out articles. Between the writing and the research required, I haven’t even had a moment to breathe. I believe I mentioned in my post, Building A Portfolio, that other reasons to ... http://writingtoberead.today.com/2009/09/16/it-is-not-just-about-money/ Modern technology is truly amazing.  Computer and Internet technology transfer information super fast. However, they still don’t do the job as fast I can think.  I constantly find myself sitting idle while I wait for sites to come up on my screen, so I can post my latest brainstorm of ... http://writingtoberead.today.com/2009/08/30/patience-is-a-virtue%e2%80%a6that-i-don%e2%80%99t-seem-to-have/ When I first began writing, way back when the dinosaurs still roamed the earth and there was no such thing as Internet, I entered a poetry contest that was advertised in my local paper.  Not long after, I received a letter stating that my poem had been chosen to be ... http://writingtoberead.today.com/2009/08/27/don%e2%80%99t-be-taken-in-by-vanity-presses/ There are a lot of writing blogs out there these days.  I tell you the competition is fierce.  Well now I have discovered that there are two different sites out there running contests for the top writing blogs.  This will be a quick and simple post, just to get the ... http://writingtoberead.today.com/2009/08/27/which-is-your-favorite-writing-blog/