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...
Review excerpt from SHADE TREE BOOK REVIEWS: recommend Merkabah as a must read, especially for the para-normal, ancient history, thriller seeker, audience, and anyone who wants a novel that seems to turn the pages for you as you dive between the covers and into the thick of the story with Daphne and S.J.
Review excerpt from SHADE TREE BOOK REVIEWS: As with any great first novel in a series, it left me panting and begging for more. The second novel in the series, The Merkabah Deception utilized The Recruit as a diving platform to send me deep into the muck and mire of the ancient gods and demons ongoing battle of the spiritual world.
Review excerpt from SHADE TREE BOOK REVIEWS: The story between Daphne, the introverted doctoral candidate/college professor, and S. J., the demi-god/Nephilim heats to a boil as the “Watchers” seem to become more involved in the love affair between a human and a Watcher. This is only the sideline to the action-filled storyline as Daphne’s powers as a Merkabah continue to increase and she continues to fight the demons that are co-habiting earth with us mere earthlings.
