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Misusing Words for Fun and Profit

Good writers don’t want to use their words the way other people do.

For a story to have what we consider a proper… Read More »Three Guys in a Bar

To see imagery as mere ornament in a story is like seeing a man’s head as just a pedestal for his bonnet.

—William Shakespeare

Whatever one wishes to say, there is one noun only… Read More »Bad Advice From a Good Writer

Mr Salter’s side of the conversation was limited to expressions… Read More »Avoid. sentence. fragments

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Our next example is related to the word-parsimony fallacy but… Read More »Who Knows What Evil Lurks in the Parts of Speech!?

The fact that an opinion has been widely held is… Read More »The Word-Parsimony Fallacy

A best practice note from your friendly neighborhood web dude

This entry is part 2 of 2 in the series Push Start Music Theory

The musical scale goes on forever in both directions, dipping lower at one end and rising higher at the other.

This entry is part 1 of 2 in the series Push Start Music Theory

If the magical system which is music is to be understandable, we have to have a “You Are Here” point on the location map.

This shortbread-like cookie recipe comes in a large and a jumbo size.

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Prepare your ingredients; Chop the Broccoli into very small florets.… Read More »A recipe for pasta with broccoli