In college, I wrote software documentation for mainframe users, which meant I had the opportunity to use text editors and word processors on a variety of computer platforms. I composed documentation on everything from glorified typewriters (DEC VT102 and IBM 3270 terminals) to slick WYSIWYG (“what you see is what…
Category: Writing
Comments and suggestions on writing.
When I tell people that the key to being a writer is writing, a common response is skepticism. Earlier today someone asked, “Do you really write 100 pages or more a month?” Absolutely. I cannot imagine any serious prose or dramatic writer produces fewer than 15,000 words a month and…
I have decided I want to purchase a copy of A Reader’s Manifesto: An Attack on the Growing Pretentiousness in American Literary Prose by B. R. Myers (0971865906). A Reader’s Manifesto: An Attack on the Growing Pretentiousness in American Literary Prose I am not a “literary” reader, at least not of those vapid…
They say the best way to learn about writing is to read. Thankfully, we read a lot. Apparently, book publishing is still a $24 billion a year industry. We do our small part to help the industry. (see http://bookstatistics.com/) According to an article in The New Yorker magazine, one out of…