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,...
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Dennis L. Peterson
Jun 18, 20202 min
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
May 12, 20202 min
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
Mar 24, 20201 min
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
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
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
Feb 25, 20201 min
Tuesday Teaser: Followup and Long-Term Success
“The transmission of knowledge from one generation to the next, Sun Tzu taught, was the key to long-term military success. . . . [The...
Dennis L. Peterson
Feb 21, 20202 min
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...
Dennis L. Peterson
Feb 14, 20202 min
Static: Passive Voice
Before getting into the subject of this week’s blog post . . . A MAJOR ANNOUNCEMENT! In my previous blog post, I discussed the danger...
Dennis L. Peterson
Dec 6, 20194 min
Anticipation
I remember hearing my Nannie Summers comment that time flew faster and faster as one got older. I never understood that as a child. It...
Dennis L. Peterson
Nov 8, 20192 min
The Fourth Quarter: A Review
Mathis, Jim. The Fourth Quarter (Overland Park, Kan.: Mathis Books, 2018). Paper, 102 pages. Available https://jim-mathis-writerjimmathis...
Dennis L. Peterson
Oct 25, 20193 min
A New Appreciation
Often, we cannot truly appreciate someone or what they have experienced or done until we’ve walked the proverbial mile in their shoes. In...
Dennis L. Peterson
Oct 4, 20193 min
Two Adages and Your Writing
“Write what you know.” “Your writing becomes like what you read.” Since I began writing for publication back in the late 1970s/early...
Dennis L. Peterson
Sep 25, 20193 min
Positive Presentations–and a Pet Peeve
I suspect, however, that for many attendees a better name might be Ignite2Write, because they often leave the conference inspired to...
Dennis L. Peterson
Sep 20, 20192 min
Beyond My Comfort Zone
I’ll soon be leaving the safety and security of my writer’s cocoon and venturing well beyond my comfort zone. And for an introvert like...
Dennis L. Peterson
Sep 13, 20192 min
The Worth of a Title
Lately, I’ve been mulling what I should title one of the books on which I’ve been working. Now that the manuscript is finished and ready...
Dennis L. Peterson
Sep 6, 20193 min
Miracles Do Happen (If That’s What This Was)
Something happened to me yesterday that some people might be tempted to call a miracle. No, I’m not about to say that I walked on the...
Dennis L. Peterson
Aug 23, 20193 min
Life Lessons from Louis L’Amour
As readers of this blog already know, I tend to prefer reading nonfiction over fiction. But they also know that I’m trying to break out...
Dennis L. Peterson
Aug 9, 20192 min
Book Progress Update
The wheels of the publishing machine often turn slowly, especially when an author is awaiting an editor’s response to a submission or the...
Dennis L. Peterson
Aug 2, 20192 min
The Struggles of “Catching Up”
Perhaps you recall the famous lines about “the best laid plans of mice and men.” Often, the flow of “normal” life events tends to...
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