You Want It When?! The Value of Deadlines
Viewed another way, however, they can be of great benefit, regardless of your job title, but especially if you are an editor or a writer....
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Dennis L. Peterson
Jun 26, 20203 min read
The Worst Writing Advice
In last week’s post, we considered some of the most helpful advice about writing. But, as I mentioned in that post, everyone is a critic,...
Dennis L. Peterson
Jun 18, 20202 min read
Advice that Helped My Writing
Someone once asked what pieces of advice have helped me most with my writing. After contemplating the question for a while, I think I’d...
Dennis L. Peterson
Jun 18, 20201 min read
Look What Just Came Out!
Good Old Days, July/August 2020 #writing #DennisLPeterson #reading #writers #Memories #familyhistory #editing
Dennis L. Peterson
Jun 12, 20202 min read
Life’s Interruptions
The first event occurred last Thursday afternoon as I was putting the final touches on my blog posting, which was to appear the next...
Dennis L. Peterson
May 22, 20203 min read
What’s That Smell?!
It’s funny how smells can trigger various emotions and thoughts. You detect a certain odor, and your mind immediately flies to a memory...
Dennis L. Peterson
May 15, 20203 min read
Learning from Rejection and Failure
Different teachers have different teaching styles. Even students recognize that fact, and they often like (or dislike) a teacher because...
Dennis L. Peterson
May 12, 20202 min read
Remembering William Zinsser
Zinsser was born October 7, 1922. Following service in the Army in North Africa and Italy during World War II, he returned to the United...
Dennis L. Peterson
Apr 28, 20201 min read
Tuesday Teaser: Victory Is Certain!
(Excerpted from Combat! Spiritual Lessons from Military History by Dennis L. Peterson. Available on Amazon at http://ow.ly/ZXQ350xX9mx)...
Dennis L. Peterson
Apr 24, 20203 min read
Organized Chaos
“A cluttered desk is the sign of a cluttered mind.” That statement often runs through my mind when I look at my desk or wherever I happen...
Dennis L. Peterson
Apr 21, 20201 min read
Tuesday Teaser: Supply and Logistics
(Excerpt from Combat! Spiritual Lessons from Military History by Dennis L. Peterson, available on Amazon at http://ow.ly/ZXQ350xX9mx.)...
Dennis L. Peterson
Apr 14, 20201 min read
Lessons from Sun Tzu, Jomini, and Clausewitz
Throughout much of America’s military history, its strategies of warfare have been based to varying degrees on the teachings of three...
Dennis L. Peterson
Apr 3, 20202 min read
The Open Window
Someone (I conducted a brief online search to discover who, but I found no definitive answer) once said, “When God closes a door, He...
Dennis L. Peterson
Mar 27, 20203 min read
Context Is the Key
Some (dare I say most?) history textbooks present “the big picture,” painting a broad impression of what took place in a particular...
Dennis L. Peterson
Mar 24, 20201 min read
Tuesday Teaser: Faithfulness in the Least
[From Combat! Spiritual Lessons from Military History by Dennis L. Peterson, available on Amazon at http://ow.ly/ZXQ350xX9mx] #writing...
Dennis L. Peterson
Mar 20, 20202 min read
Change and Continuity Revisited
Today, I take a brief glance backward to August 28, 2015, when I posted this article, my first effort at blogging. Much has changed since...
Dennis L. Peterson
Mar 13, 20202 min read
Static: Incorrect Punctuation
In the previous post about static, we discussed the importance of logical organization to producing clear, static-free writing. Today we...
Dennis L. Peterson
Mar 6, 20203 min read
The Conundrum of a 21st-Century Author
Although that scenario is certainly still possible, it is becoming harder and more rare. This new reality came to my attention the other...
Dennis L. Peterson
Feb 28, 20202 min read
Static: Imprecise Language
That quotation came to mind the other day as I read a short article by Stephen Clay McGehee titled “Words Have Meaning” at The Southern...
Dennis L. Peterson
Feb 21, 20202 min read
Static: Lack of or Confusing Organization
FIRST, A REMINDER: Southern Writers magazine is featuring the first of a two-part article about my book Combat! Spiritual Lessons from...
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