Mel Brooks Writing Academy

Mel Brooks taught me everything I know about writing. Nah, not really, BUT his films do provide writers with great tips. And here they are: 1. There are more synonyms for words than are listed in the thesaurus. I counted 29 for worst dregs. Think outside the thesaurus...

The Sight of Typos

Channeling Weird Al Yankovic!   A few blogs ago, I posted Tunefully Yours, a collection of writer-modified opening lines to a few famous songs. So in the spirit of that blog, here are the complete lyrics to the ol’ writing favorite  “Sight of Typos.”...

Book Nooks

Where is YOUR favorite place to read? Most of us have a preferred place—a comfy couch or chair—where we hunker down with a good book. How does your book nook compare to other readers’ favorite spots? An informal and thoroughly unscientific survey...

Super Heroes for Writers

Writers are busy. In addition to brainstorming, outlining, plotting, and editing they must navigate and manage the Cyber world. This is no small feat and requires a few social media super heroes. Here’s a few suggestions. Acronymizer: Seeks out definitions for...

Tunefully Yours

Catchy Song lyrics have a way of lodging in your brain. Dum-dum-dum- doo-dee-do…. Everyone knows the “Alphabet song” and “Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star” are the the same melody. And so is “Mary had a Little Lamb” and...
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