Sex Writing for Budding Eroticists?
I get some odd writing and consulting requests. Believe it or not in the last six months, three writers have asked me to teach them the ins and outs of writing graphic scenes for their […]
Tag: writing
Maybe I should have started a 401K
I’m starting out August working 10 days in a row … which will pretty much take me to mid-August, come to think of it. When I was young—ahem, younger—that kind of schedule wouldn’t have phased […]
The Conspiracy To Keep Me From Being Published
The American public deserves to know the truth, if anyone can be found to print it. There exists a conspiracy to keep me from being published, a conspiracy beside which Enron would be considered […]
I Will Not Write Self-Deprecating Humor
We must learn to love ourselves. Self-help books tell us that, and why would their authors lie to us? Loving ourselves is a nice thing to do. It seems to me that this idea extends […]
Come Play With Me
Let’s play a game! Come on. Be a sport. It’ll put a smile on your face so why not? Maybe you’ll even be able to say you won. This is a story about my adventures […]
Forget Resolutions: Try Goals
I don’t have this peculiar, almost pathological hatred of New Year’s resolutions some people have. Maybe that’s because I haven’t made one since 1989, and so haven’t experienced the loathing that comes with breaking them. […]
Dogged Determination in Recovery
The day after my sinus surgery, I woke up to find a dog lying on my chest. “Are you worried about me?” I rasped out. “Not exactly,” Bae replied. I hadn’t actually expected a reply. […]
HumorOutcasts Radio – Dr. Nancy Berk Interviews HOPress founder Donna Cavanagh
This week we turned the tables and Nancy Berk interviewed me about Humoroutcasts.com, publishing in today’s world HOPress-Shorehouse Books and options people have for publishing. This show gave away a lot of good info plus […]
How to Write Funny: Self-Deprecating Humor
Where else is a humor writer going to find a better wealth of potential laughs than his/her own life? Nobody knows your life better than you do, because you’re the one who has been inside […]
Spotlight on Kathy Minicozzi – Author of “OPERA For People Who Don’t Like It”
Excerpt INTRODUCTION: Singing Opera and Writing Funny I am weird, but not dangerous. Okay, maybe I’m dangerous when I’m on a stepladder trying to install a window shade. Other than that, I […]