The Rough Draft of Roughing it in Africa
The first draft of everything is shit. Ernest Hemingway It’s true. I started writing a story about my travels through Africa many years ago. I […]
African tale
STATUS – First Draft and Counting
There are days when I am so excited with how far I have come with my travel memoir about my time in Africa. And there […]
The Power of Short Words
“You can go a long way on short words.” – Joseph J. Romm Short words. Well then, I’m not sure how far I’ll go. I think […]
Constructive Criticism: Making your Writing Better
I got to take another trip to see the Writer-in-Residence at Western University today. The last I spoke with him, Gary Barwin suggested I take […]
Perseverance: How to Keep Going With your Book
UPDATE: For those who have been following along with the continuing saga of the writing of my African Adventure, know that I am still at […]
Editing Africa: Getting the Story Out There
Editing Africa; I have over 67,000 words written and edited in my epic African tale. This hails from the 97 original posts I wrote over […]