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Speling Matturs

February 28, 2017June 8, 2018 mbc@writteninsomnia.com

“What do you dew when everyone you know – friends, family, everyone – is trying to kill you? You RUN.”   The above is the tagline for my amazon.com bestseller, […]

 Writing Advice  editing, grammar, punctuation, spelling

Die, Poop Bird, DIE!

February 27, 2017June 8, 2018 mbc@writteninsomnia.com

One of my least favorite things about today’s world is the prevalence of people who say, “It is what it is.”   Forget about the threat of global financial meltdown, […]

 Writing Advice  draft, editing, first draft, the haunted, writer's block, writing advice

Chubby Writing

February 27, 2017June 8, 2018 mbc@writteninsomnia.com

Let’s talk about our activity levels, shall we?   Obesity, as I’m constantly being reminded every time I turn on my radio, is one of the top problems facing America’s […]

 Writing Advice  active voice, adverbs, bloated, chubby, editing, fat, nominalization, nominalizing, overwritten, passive voice, verbs

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