Formal education is usually a good thing, even in this economy, especially if you have a good work history. There is nothing like a track record and a degree in hand to make a potential employer sit up and take notice of you. It’s even better if your present job helps to finance your continuing education. The [...]
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Most bloggers and writers are passionate about at least one thing if not more. That’s a good thing because what a person is passionate about is probably what that person should be blogging or writing about. Usually, a person with a passion is constantly increasing his or her stock of information about the object of passion. This means [...]
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This Saturday Americans celebrate the birth of the United States. Life in these United States will never be the same after the banking meltdown. Unemployment continues to rise. Pensions are wiped out and the insurance industry and it’s allies are pouring millions of dollars into efforts to kill universal health coverage. The number of families [...]
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I love short stories. I love novels. I no longer have the patience for them. Is it because, you know, I’m getting up there in age? Humm… I tell you what I think it is for me and millions of other readers. We don’t want to take the time. And millions of other readers include [...]
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I would contend that men try anal sex with women because it’s taboo. It is obvious to anyone that nature did not mean for the male penis to explore the female rectum. But why do boyfriends and husbands do this to their girlfriends and wives and why do the women let them? First off, there’s [...]
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If a writer writes or blogs long enough, he or she will get writer’s block. The most important thing to remember is that writer’s block is part of the writing and blogging life and it will pass. Here are 10 things that might help you get pass the writing drought. Take a long walk Change [...]
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There are lots of sites online for aspiring new writers to check out. What makes the Pittsburgh Flash Fiction Gazette different? It’s full of some of the best very short story examples on the Internet. It’s full of articles about blogging and writing. It publishes aspiring new writers. The Gazette is free.
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Good News For Aspiring New Writers
One of the most difficult things about writing is getting good practical advice about everything from creating life like characters to writing believable dialogue. If you are a writer, the Pittsburgh Flash Fiction Gazette has everything you need to know about writing flash fiction, sudden fiction, micro fiction, postcard fiction, hint fiction, mini fiction, the [...]
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