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Sue Remisiewicz
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Sep 24
Overcoming Passive-Aggressive Writing
The feedback I received on my first submission to my friends in the Deadwood Writers group included many comments about my use of passive voice. Make that many, many, MANY comments. After I highlighted every instance of the verb ‘to be,’ my pages lit up in yellow. If I owned a color printer at the …
Aug 24
3 Writing Lessons from Ken Burns’ Mark Twain
PBS television is a great resource for anyone interested in the works or lives of authors. If you are an early riser, or good at setting a DVR, you can watch Terry Tazioli on Well Read interview authors such as Elizabeth Gilbert (Eat, Pray, Love), Amy Tan (The Joy Luck Club), or Khaled Hosseini (The …
Jul 24
Curse-ive Writing
Have you ever been reading a book and been jarred by the use of a curse word? While I believe that swearing is something to avoid as a matter of personal virtue, I understand the dramatic effect and occasional necessity to a storyline. However, sometimes the use of curse words doesn’t fit with the story, …
Jun 24
Emergency Kit Essential: Books on Paper
It’s May 28th around 9:30 in the morning. I’m guessing about the time because every clock in the house is off due to a power outage, and my watch is too far away to bother with. As I sit listening to the hum of my neighbor’s generator, I think about my other emergency kit. Not …
May 24
I Pledge Allegiance to the Flow
When did you first know that you were a writer? I can trace it back to saying the Pledge of Allegiance in elementary school. Whenever we got to the line “one Nation under God” I thought it sounded awkward. Now mind you, I had no knowledge of the political forces and controversies surrounding the words …