Tag Archive | Deborah Lee Luskin
Entering Contests
Originally posted on Live to Write – Write to Live:
In 2005, I won a local writing contest; as a result, I’ve frequently been asked to judge it. (image: http://www.pixabay.com) Like many writers, I’ve submitted short stories to contests, hoping that my work would win and fearing that my entry would be far outclassed. But…
Grammar Changes: The Singular They
Originally posted on Live to Write – Write to Live:
Language changes with the times, even grammar. I attended college during the second wave of feminism, when incorporating non-sexist terms into every day usage was an important demonstration of inclusiveness. In addition to Strunk and White’s The Elements of Style, we consulted Miller and Swift’s…
When Opportunity Knocks . . .
Originally posted on Live to Write – Write to Live:
When opportunity knocks – open the door! As a direct result of Speaking in Public, I’ve been offered the opportunity to teach a graduate-level writing course at Marlboro College Graduate School. While open to any graduate student, the course is aimed at educators from across…
Blogging With Photos
Originally posted on Live to Write – Write to Live:
A photo I took, cropped and resized for my post, January in Vermont. These last few months have been an education in blogging with photos, starting with learning about the fair use of others’ images, sourcing free photos, and now taking my own photos and…
A Cure for Marketing and Its Discontents
Originally posted on Live to Write – Write to Live:
It’s now a month since I launched my redesigned website, started blogging, re-branded my author page on Facebook, updated my LinkedIn profile and joined Twitter. I wish I could say that the result has been an unequivocal success with hundreds of site visits, subscribers, friends,…
Organizing Systems for Files
Originally posted on Live to Write – Write to Live:
Turning the calendar to a new year is always an opportunity to establish new and improved organizing systems of all kinds. Over the years, I’ve developed a few of my own, from celebrating Boxing Day by boxing up the year’s receipts to cleaning up my…
Learning from Failure
Originally posted on Live to Write – Write to Live:
Long-time readers of this blog know that I’ve spent the last three years researching, writing and rewriting Ellen, a novel. I showed it to my agent twice along the way, and knew she had reservations about the premise, main character, time period and tone. I…
Sourcing Free Photos
Originally posted on Live to Write – Write to Live:
Autumn Mums photo: Deborah Lee Luskin So many people responded to my last post about fair use of images on the internet that a follow-up post is in order. Many readers didn’t know anything at all about copyrights, and many of you reblogged the post.…
Seeking Hope in a Crazy World
Originally posted on It Goes On:
I have begun reading “Man’s Search for Meaning” by Viktor E. Frankl. The byline on the book reads “The classic tribute to hope from the Holocaust”. I am not a long way in yet and don’t have any insights from the book at this time but wish to share…
A Sentence is a Complete Thought
Originally posted on Live to Write – Write to Live:
A sentence is a complete thought, containing both subject and verb. The subject is what the sentence is about, and the verb is what the subject is doing. Here’s an example of a sentence: I write. “I” is the subject, and “write” is what I…
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