Month: Dec 2015

Cut The Fat; Make Your Writing Lean: #Tip 16.

On By stuartakenIn Author, Creative Writer, Word Choice3 Comments

Writers share ideas to improve their craft. Here, I'm looking at ways to trim our writing. Readers will thank us. I'll examine common redundancies and flabby expressions. As a matter of fact: There’s nothing fundamentally wrong with this as an expression, but in narrative it’s wordy and unnecessary. e.g. As a matter of fact, the …

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Review of The Methuselah Strain (Stuart Aken ), reviewed by John Scotcher on Dec 2, 2015

On By stuartakenIn Author, Book, Fiction, Review

I Just had to post the link to this review of The Methuselah Strain, especially as the reviewer clearly understands exactly what the book is about.   via Review of The Methuselah Strain (Stuart Aken ), reviewed by John Scotcher on Dec 2, 2015.

The Story of an Hour, by Kate Chopin, Reviewed.

On By stuartakenIn Fiction, Literature, Review

A morality tale? A parable? An account of a dream? This work of literature treats the reader to some subtle and detailed imagery as it progresses through the short tale. The female protagonist is fleshed out in enough physical detail to render her as a real woman in the reader’s mind. But it is her …

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