Another Day in Paradise I was working at my computer, doing what writers are supposed to do, when the phone rang. Caller ID showed it was from my daughter-in-law. I grabbed the phone, a little panicked, wondering why she’d be calling during the day while she was teaching. “Someone stole Joey’s phone,” she said. “What? […]
Filed under: Family, Life Lessons, Uncategorized by Giacomo on 03/28/13
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I’m Afraid of ;;;;;; It’s okay for writers to play with grammar. You don’t have to write in complete sentences. Not all the time. Readers know what you mean because that’s the way many people think. Writers can put periods damn near anywhere. Well. Ma.ybe. As the preceding example shows, you can’t get away with […]
Filed under: Editing, Pigs Who Write, Publishing, Reading, Uncategorized, Writing by Giacomo on 03/21/13
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Your Characters Don’t Have To Be Pretty I was reading a mystery book the other night and a few pages into it, one of the main characters was introduced. The author did a fantastic job of describing how beautiful she was. I was in awe of this author’s talents. I could picture everything about her […]
Filed under: Animal Sanctuary, books, character development, Life Lessons, Pigs Who Write, Publishing, Reading, Writing by Giacomo on 03/14/13
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This was originally posted on Jackie Burris’ blog, Housewife Blues and Chihuahua Stories. It was part of the Paws With a Cause bloggers fundraiser. And it’s been fun. If you’re fond of animal stories, stop by and check them out. When Jackie asked me to write something about one of my animals, I thought…sure, that’ll be […]
Filed under: Animal Sanctuary, Life Lessons, Pigs Who Write, Storytelling, Uncategorized by Giacomo on 03/7/13
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Filed under: books, Publishing, Reading, Storytelling, Uncategorized, Writing by Giacomo on 03/4/13
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