The iWitness
They wrap around your eyes like welders’ goggles, letting in no light except what gets through the lenses, which must be half an inch thick.… Read More »The iWitness
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Zapping the typo
If you’ve written a book, a good tip, which I generally ignore, is to read it backwards. After all, readers can be strange, so it’s… Read More »Zapping the typo
Aston Martins and Broomsticks
15 keys to One Green Bottle. N° 6: The detective plaque. A novel has to be plausible. Not close to the real world, but plausible… Read More »Aston Martins and Broomsticks
Agent to Zanzibar
From literary agent Sydney Lushpile to Jambiani Beach in Zanzibar, April was a little hectic on the blogging front. But thanks to some advance planning,… Read More »Agent to Zanzibar
Z is for Zanzibar
Number 26 in The A to Z of the Writer’s Affliction, part of the A to Z blogging challenge. The tide at Jambiani, Zanzibar, withdraws… Read More »Z is for Zanzibar
Y is for ylang-ylang
Number 25 in The A to Z of the Writer’s Affliction, part of the A to Z blogging challenge. I’m hardly an expert in perfume,… Read More »Y is for ylang-ylang
X is for Xylbaaal
Number 24 in The A to Z of the Writer’s Affliction, part of the A to Z blogging challenge. X, of course, is the difficult… Read More »X is for Xylbaaal
V is for Voice Recognition
Number 22 in The A to Z of the Writer’s Affliction, part of the A to Z blogging challenge. Perhaps this isn’t an affliction, or… Read More »V is for Voice Recognition
U is for Umpteen
Number 21 in The A to Z of the Writer’s Affliction, part of the A to Z blogging challenge. Umpteen. That’s the number of revisions,… Read More »U is for Umpteen
T is for Trumpet
Number 20 in The A to Z of the Writer’s Affliction, part of the A to Z blogging challenge. I must have been all of… Read More »T is for Trumpet