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What LeBron and Jordan Taught Me

Posted on 13 February 2013 by Bill Jones, Jr. — 2 Comments ↓

Writer’s Note: This is a long post, but it’s about the NBA, Writing, and the Key to Life. I am a fan of NBA basketball. In fact, it’s fair to say I’ve been a near fanatic for most of my…

21st Century Support

Posted on 29 November 2012 by Bill Jones, Jr. — Leave a comment ↓

As an artist/writer, I have been thinking quite a lot about support lately. I’m not talking about the kind where you depend upon the kindess of strangers friends to meet your daily needs. I’m not even talking about the emotional…

Tagged with: arts, revision, support, writers, writing
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How Much Description is Enough?

Posted on 24 June 2012 by Bill Jones, Jr. — 8 Comments ↓

Since I am self-taught as a writer, I usually feel like a fraud when I post anything that sounds as if I’m being instructional. Who am I to tell anyone how to write, when I have rarely let anyone tell…

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Lies Writers Tell

Posted on 24 April 2012 by Bill Jones, Jr. — 7 Comments ↓

“Don’t ask a writer what he’s working on. It’s like asking someone with cancer on the progress of his disease.” – Luke Angel I often read quotes by writers, hoping to glean a bit of what they think of the…

Tagged with: inspiration, writer's block, writers, writing
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The Top 100 Writers – Finding the Best Writers in History, Part 2

Posted on 13 April 2012 by Bill Jones, Jr. — 14 Comments ↓

(For Part 1, click here.) Before I list the Top 100 writers, I thought it might be interesting to share a few other top writer lists from my survey. Top 10 Writers According to Critics James Joyce William Faulkner Henry…

Finding the Best Writers in History – Part 1

Posted on 12 April 2012 by Bill Jones, Jr. — 4 Comments ↓

It should already be self-evident to all of you that finding the absolute best of anything as subjective as writing is impossible. However, it is possible to glean a consensus of who is redeemed in writing, and who is not.…

Writer Wednesday Interview with author Debra Lauman

Posted on 11 April 2012 by Bill Jones, Jr. — 1 Comment ↓

This week, we feature an interview with author Debra Lauman, who will talk with us about some of her trials and triumphs as a writer, as well as her latest project. Welcome, Debra! This Blog Blank: I like to start…

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Writers Write

Posted on 27 March 2012 by Bill Jones, Jr. — 8 Comments ↓

Tomorrow we are joined by author Wayne Zurl, who will post a piece about writing in dialect. For tonight, enjoy these words of wisdom by some of literature’s greatest talents.

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Calling All Short Story Writers

Posted on 25 March 2012 by Bill Jones, Jr. — 12 Comments ↓

Want to be rich from your writing? Want to be famous? Who doesn’t? Get in line. I can’t help you there, but I can help you perhaps get a story published in an anthology. It’s good practice in any case.…

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Why I Self-Published – Part 1 – Double Agents

Posted on 17 March 2012 by Bill Jones, Jr. — 6 Comments ↓

After completing Discovery, I briefly sent it to a few agents. In truth, I never expected a positive response. Rather, I wanted to understand what they would say. Here is a sample response. Only the name of the agency has…