Adverbs and Adjectives are NOT Your Friends

On January 25, 2014, in Adjectives, Adverbs, Author Helpers, Books on Writing, Editing, Indie Authors, Opinion, Poor Writing, Tools, Words, Writing Exercises, Writing Tips, by rsguthrie

Okay, maybe they are friends, but let’s agree to classify them as the kind of friends you invite to your house and after a half-hour spend the rest of the night hatching different plans to get them to leave. Seriously. Too many writers, particularly when starting out, think that the more they sprinkle their prose […]

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I Admit It: I’m An Abuser. Of Semicolons

On June 17, 2013, in Grammar Police, Opinion, Proofreading, The Semicolon, Tools, Writing Tips, by rsguthrie

Actually only by the strictness of grammatical standards. I’m not a contrarion just because I want people to think I’m cool. When I write, it’s not a decision process—its art. I do what comes naturally to me. That doesn’t mean everyone is going to get it (or like it) but it’s not to be different; […]

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All For One, One For All: Not Just A Cliché

On May 21, 2013, in Advertising, Blog Tour, Book Release, Book Reviews, BOOKS ON SALE, Books on Writing, Editing, Encouragement for Indies, Great Reads, Indie Authors, New Books, Sales, Success, Tools, Writing Tips, by rsguthrie

My first non-fiction book on writing is blog-touring for a couple of weeks, so I felt it was fitting to also post said blog here, in my own personal space, exactly as (hopefully) printed on the other sites. I hope you writers out there read this. I wrote this book for YOU. I don’t know […]

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Captcha or Made In China; I Can’t Decide Which Is Worse

On May 20, 2013, in Bad Analogies, Computer Security, Opinion, OPRAH, Rant, Red White and Blue, Soap Box, Social Media, The Internet, The World In General, Tools, by rsguthrie

If you’ve ever left a comment on any blog, store website, fan page, or any other Internet site, you’ve likely screamed in agony at Captcha. It is the program that requires you to enter “the two words” before the website can determine if you are or are not a bot. (For those of you new […]

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