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A more or less random list of various things you might find useful.
How to e-mail manuscripts
This shows you how to send your work to other people in two ways.
What You Need to Know About Copyright
If you're in a writing group, and worried about people stealing your sruff, read this.
On Dialogue Tags
One of the signs of an amateur writer is bad dialogue tags. This should show you how to avoid the worst pitfalls.
How to Critique Another's Work
People are sensitive. Help them learn without hurting their feelings.
Some Memoirs Worth Reading
If you want to write memoirs, one way to learn how is to read what other people have written.
The "That-Which" Rule
It's not iron-clad, but this "rule" is worth knowing.
Slippery Slope  (495 words)
The trouble with worrying about spelling is that it can lead you down a slippery slope. (Published in T-Zero--The Writer's E-zine, June, 2006. This link takes you there; when you're finished, please use your back button to return here.)
OLLI Class
Eschew Participles (715 words)
The first time I got a critique on a short story I learned a lot. But not what the critter had in mind. (In T-Zero--The Writer's E-zine, December, 2006. This link
takes you there; when you're finished, please use your back button to return here.)
Going to the Source (752 words)
If you can't find out on the Web or in the library, try this. (In T-Zero--The Writer's E-zine, February, 2007. This link takes you there; when you're finished, please use your back button to return here.)
The Semicolon Solution (729 words)
If you suffer from semicolon anxiety, try this. (In T-Zero--The Writer's E-zine, April, 2007. This link takes you there; when you're finished, please use your back
button to return here.)
Scenes Exercise
Start learning to write in scenes--that's the way life happens.
What's Not a Memoir (1,030 words)
It's not a resume, not a travelogue. (In Writers' Journal, Mar-Apr 2008. I can't show you this one--the magazine is on sale at your big-box book store, though, and it's not expensive.)