If you show your reader what happens, you’re more likely to keep him interested in your writing. This goes for travel writing, books, novels, and more. Use action words and avoid passive verbs. Try this exercise: Instead of writing…She suddenly saw the snake out of the corner of her eye.…
Descriptions that show your reader instead of telling him are a good way to involve your reader. When I was editing travel articles, some of the least interesting articles used overworked adjectives that did nothing to show the reader what the writer was seeing. What do you see when you…
I just heard this song, Strange Fruit for the first time today. This song has a rich story behind it, written 1939 by Abe Meeropol. Billie Holiday was hesitant at first to sing the song for fear of retaliation. The depth in her eyes in this performance is mesmerizing as she…
I haven’t drank a sip of alcohol since 2006, I choose to be healthy. I have been known to have strict eating habits that work for me. I don’t go to an organized religious fellowship, I speak to God on an hourly basis everywhere I go and so on… This…
