Working Up

by Dwayne Phillips Those three nouns in the post title continue to come to mind lo these many years since freshman English Composition. It was the summer of 1976 – yes, the Bicentennial summer. I was one month out of high school and taking freshman English composition. Dr. Gray taught the class. Two things stand […]

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by Dwayne Phillips I have few if any writing routines. Here is one I use: the one-hour sprint. I recently read an excellent post on the daily routines of famous writers. I have thought about such things for years. My conclusion? I have few if any writing routines. I write sitting on the couch, riding […]

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by Dwayne Phillips I try to write a few six-word stories and learn a few things. I have heard about six-word stories and stories written with only a few words. Okay, enough thinking and waiting; here are a few attempts. The window broke; I jumped out. I woke, he died, me too. The grandchildren visited. […]

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by Dwayne Phillips I find a web site that will create citations in different styles. I have blogged before about citing references in the APA style. I recently found a web site that creates citations for you in APA style as well as other styles. The site is called Son of Citation Machine. I guess […]

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by Dwayne Phillips Here is a photo of some excellent tools for writers. These aren’t exciting and certainly aren’t new. I consider them to be excellent tools because they are always with me and I can only use tools that are with me. When I notice something, I note it; I write a note on […]

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by Dwayne Phillips People sometimes ask me if I am writing another book. I always answer, “Yes.” I like to write. I like to write books. Now and then, some of my friends will ask if I am writing another book. I consider the following as some of the things I do while writing another […]

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by Dwayne Phillips Using the iPad (version 3), PlainText and DropBox makes writing even better. I now have the new iPad or iPad version 3 as some of us like to call it. I even have an Apple Bluetooth keyboard (I know, the keyboard is an old device, but new to slow adopters like me). I […]

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by Dwayne Phillips As boring as it may seem, writers should work on their typing skills. I found a web site today that I will visit frequently for a while: TypingClub.com Yes, that is it. A website that let’s me work on my typing skills. And what wonderful thing does that have to do with […]

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by Dwayne Phillips The humble journal plays an important role in The Hunger Games trilogy. It can plan an important role in anyone’s life. I just finished reading “The Hunger Games” trilogy by Suzanne Collins. I did so to try to come closer to the young adult crowd that bought these books, made them best […]

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by Dwayne Phillips Some people in my life have been very discouraging. Some people in my life have been very encouraging. It is not difficult for me to choose which type of person I want to be. I can remember it like it happened yesterday. I was a graduate student working on my PhD. My […]

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