Writerly Rant #18 Common Courtesy Not So Common Anymore By M.J. Moores, OCT. Author. Editor. Freelance Writer. [some mild profanity] I’m selling my house – the traditional way with an agent and everything that goes along with that headache. This… Read More ›
Writerly Rant #17 Commonsense or Common-ignorance? by M.J. Moores, OCT. Author. Editor. Freelance Writer. ~ As a mother of a young child, it’s amazing just how many people strike up a random conversation with you. Granted my son likes to… Read More ›
Writerly Rant #16 False Advertising~ By M.J. Moorees, OCT. Author. Editor. Yeah, so they say, ‘Don’t judge a book by it’s cover’ but rarely does that happen. More often than not, an author or publisher has taken pains to make… Read More ›
Fiction: The class of literature comprising works of imaginative narration, especially in prose form; something feigned, invented, or imagined; a made-up story (dictionary.com) ~ While I can logically agree with the sterile nature of the dictionary explanation of our beloved… Read More ›
Writerly Rant #15 Holiday Hangman By M.J. Moores, OCT. Author. Editor. Business Owner. Nothing says Happy New Year like your Christmas Credit Card Statement. Every year the Holiday Season seems to be getting longer and longer – in fact, stores… Read More ›
Every writer should have a mutual understanding between the waste basket and his writing: you can’t have one without the other. A good writer needs to know in advance that large chunks of her writing will never see anywhere but… Read More ›
Writerly Rant#14: When Not to Open Your Mouth By M.J. Moores ~ There’s much about a lot of things in this life I’d like to complain about including several things in the writing/editing/publishing industry. The idea of ‘freedom of speech’… Read More ›
This idea particularly holds true for me this holiday season as I am waiting to hear back from a small publisher about a manuscript. I don’t want to start a new project in case my manuscript is taken on, but… Read More ›
Writerly Rant #13 The Standard Complaint – For the past month various facebook friends have posted pictures with sayings amounting to, “I’m going anti-PC and wishing everyone a Merry Christmas. Click Like if you agree.” Yes, I did click like… Read More ›
Writerly Rant #12 A Modern Proposal By M.J. Moores, OCT. Author. Editor. Business Owner. North America’s IQ is getting progressively lower. It is easy to overlook this when your circle of friends and colleagues generally think the same way as… Read More ›
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