Recent content by zoey

Yes, getting into the groove of writing is a first step. As more writing is done, style will develop. As it has to be your own style, you have work towards it. Make sure you copy no one. Get a subscription for a writing tool. This might help with grammar and sentence construction if you need it...

I have been intending to watch this, but never started. After reading all this, I actually will try it! Thanks.

I like visiting author websites only if there is interesting fresh content. I have heard some authors hire bloggers to write on their behalf. Whatever be the case, maintaining a blog year on year is mighty hard.

I occasionally go back to undergrad chemistry textbooks to find details I need for something I am writing. It's not easy. I scour books, magazines and old articles. I occasionally just write to a chemistry professor I know and beg for help! Chemistry was not a fave subject, and this becomes all...

I totally agree. Story first, polish next. Sometimes I just jot down words one below the other as the story unfolds in my mind. I then write it out. Also, reading aloud works like a dream for me. My sister is a teacher. Her students use writing tools and plagiarism checkers. I have never...

For us it has been a chance to play catch up - with relatives and friends. Of course its only been over video calls, but those are pretty good. In fact we have even checked out some of the museums and live safaris. Yes, there is fear and lack of clarity about the future, but at this point we...

For me it was the reading. I read such wonderful stuff, that I had this great yearning to tell stories. And so I began.