Archive for the ‘Writing Craft’ Category

As freelance writers, or one might even go so far as to claim, a wordsmiths, I think it’s important to have many words to work with, don’t you? But what you might not know is that many of our beloved words are in danger! Yes, it’s true.  Every year lexicographers analyze the English language and [...]

In last week’s New Yorker, Jill Lepore had an article called “The Speech.”  While the article was mostly about how the majority of inaugural addresses suck aren’t very memorable, she touched on something called the Flesch-Kincaid Readability Test.  You may have seen this sucker floating around on the ‘net at one time or another, but to [...]


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Upcoming Appearances

If you live in the Atlanta area, I would love to meet you. Please see below for a list of events I plan to appear at or attend over the remainder of the year. Stop by and say hi, or better yet, drop me an email and let's coordinate a get together!

December

The Write Room's Playpen (Literary Reading & Music Showcase) - Tuesday, 12/1/09 - Johnnie McCracken's Pub (Marietta, Georgia) - Join us for Festivus!