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Passive Writing was avoided by the Author

Ah, Passive Writing. One of the most common problems that plague newer authors. What is Passive Writing? Passive writing is an audience-distancing problem that can make a story seem dull and prevents the reader from becoming fully engaged in what’s happening to the characters. It occurs when the subject of the sentence is not actively […]

It Takes a Village (Full of Weirdos)

I’ve been writing off and on since 1977. More off than on, just like my normal mental state. The first few stories I horrifically assembled were based on some dreams with the antics of some of my friends mixed in. I was still in high school and I hung out with the freaks, geeks, and […]