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The Write Stuff

 Allan Douglas ― http://www.allandouglas.com

A 30 year veteran writer offers advice to newbies on writing, publishing and living life as a writer.

Even other experienced writers have found a gem or two they could use.

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Listed: Mar 12, 2011

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Making a Break For It (again)

The Write Stuff ― We have had a real problem with Blondie exploiting any weakness she finds in a fence and making a break for the wild woods. As a result I have taken to tethering her in the shop yard or locking her inside the shop if I have to step away for a bit...

Tags: Prattlings, Blondie, Dogs

Allan Douglas ― 13 hr ago

Science Fiction Fact & Fancy: Navigation

The Write Stuff ― Have you ever gone to a carnival and tried out the shooting gallery: the ones where you use a BB gun to plink over metal duckies as they swim across a shelf in the back of the booth? Even if the carney has not messed with the sights so the BB ...

Tags: Romancing The Muse, SciFi

Allan Douglas ― 4 days ago

Writing Lessons from the Garden

The Write Stuff ― I lay claim to the title Professional Writer because I make an income from selling my articles and books. I am also an amateur gardener: because I do NOT make any income from it. I had once considered selling excess produce at the local Farmers...

Tags: Tips, Tricks &amp, Tools, Gardening, Writing

Allan Douglas ― 1 week 13 hr ago

Space Is a Dangerous Place to Live – See!

The Write Stuff ― I recently post another of my Science Fiction Fact & Fancy posts that talked about the hazards of living and working in outer space – I mean, beyond the obvious, absolute vacuum thing. Today I found this trailer for a new movie about to...

Tags: Romancing The Muse, SciFi

Allan Douglas ― 1 week 4 days ago

Immigrating to “The New World”: Mars

The Write Stuff ― In the past, immigrating to “The New World” meant sailing across an ocean to the continent of North America. And many people in many countries longed to do so… and did. Today the term takes on new meaning as a Dutch firm plans ...

Tags: Romancing The Muse, Space

Allan Douglas ― 1 week 4 days ago

Herbal Cures From Your Garden

The Write Stuff ― I’ve been meaning to write an article about common herbal garden items that have healthful benefits beyond their vitamins and minerals. Now that spring is upon us and the garden is coming along nicely it’s time I got around to that....

Tags: Prattlings, Gardening, Health

Allan Douglas ― 2 weeks ago

Blue-Gray Matter and Pink-Gray Matter in Communication

The Write Stuff ― Effective communication between men and women has always been a issue of contention. Let’s look at why that is. In the 1960’s what is now called Second Wave Feminism began to build up steam as it tried to tell the world that men and...

Tags: Prattlings, Communication

Allan Douglas ― 2 weeks 4 days ago

Book Review: Foreign Identity

The Write Stuff ― Foreign Identity, by Becca J. Campbell is quite probably the strangest alien abduction story I have read: “strangest” as in unique and imaginative. It is also a genre-melding story that brings together elements of romance, fantasy,...

Tags: Share The Love, Review, SciFi

Allan Douglas ― 2 weeks 6 days ago

The Sound of Sirens

The Write Stuff ― The one thing that has distinguished the past couple of days from most is that at least once each day we have heard sirens wailing in the distance. My mom even commented on this. Many of you will shrug and think, “So what?” and I...

Tags: Prattlings, Health

Allan Douglas ― 3 weeks 4 days ago

Space: a Really Dangerous Place to Live

The Write Stuff ― We often think of outer space as being a great big empty nothing littered with trillions of stars and their attendant planets. All big enough to avoid and with lots and lots of empty void between them. Other than having to traverse the vast...

Tags: Romancing The Muse, SciFi

Allan Douglas ― 4 weeks ago

When Being Green Makes You Blue: Global Warming

The Write Stuff ― Today is Earth Day; a day set aside to review and speculate about our conservation efforts and to show support for those initiatives designed to preserve the natural functioning of our planet and promote activities to reduce our...

Tags: Prattlings

Allan Douglas ― 4 weeks 1 day ago

Book Review: Alien Empire

The Write Stuff ― Alien Empire, by Anthony Gillis, is an interesting read that disappoints in only one way. Alien Empire: The Story The central character is history professor, Haral Karden, who specializes in first contacts between cultures. When a fleet of alien...

Tags: Share The Love, Review, SciFi

Allan Douglas ― 4 weeks 4 days ago

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