100 Words Every Expert Author Should Know

I am a journalist and an author. That means I have a good command of the english language—or SHOULD have. I recently read 100 Words Every Expert Author Should Know and now I am wondering how much of an expert I really am. No where in the article does it explain...

How to Get on the News Without Committing Murder

71-year-old Jack Daniel McCullough of Seattle made the headlines recently when he was arrested in connection with a 50-year-old murder. McCullough was charged with murdering a 7-year-old girl, who was abducted in 1957  while playing with a friend near her home in...

Responding to Criticism Part II

If this is your first visit to my site, I would recommend you go back to the previous post titled, Responding to Criticism, so you will have a full grasp of this follow-up. OK–so after responding (via email) to Wendy’s criticism of my latest book,...

Responding to Criticism

Have you ever been criticized for something you did—or someone thought you did?  How did you respond?  When someone offers you unsolicited criticism, you can choose to either ignore or acknowledge.   Recently, I received some unsolicited criticism from a...