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By Dave Hitt on Aug 6, 2011 in Featured, Writing | 9 Comments
It’s easier to learn from bad writing than from good writing. Good writers integrate the techniques of their craft so smoothly it’s often difficult to figure out exactly what they’ve done. It’s like enjoying a great dish prepared by a master chef – you know it’s delicious, but can’t quite figure out the ingredients or [...]
By Dave Hitt on Feb 1, 2011 in Bad Business, Featured, Writing | 8 Comments
You’ll appreciate this post more if you read this first. Publish America is a vanity publisher who takes their scam one step further than most by saddeling authors with outrageous contracts. The contracts have varied a bit over time, but often contain a clause that requires authors to buy a butt-load of their own books [...]
By Dave Hitt on Sep 11, 2009 in Cigars, Featured, Writing | 4 Comments
Jefferson picked up the intact motorcycle and examined it in the moonlight. “This is great! I wonder where that dirtball got a hold of this beauty. Check this out, Catherine, it’s a 1957 Harley 74 Panhead with a Fat Bob gas tank. What a great crotch rocket.” TNT’s show “Leverage” features some great characters and [...]
