I just wanted to pop up briefly to point to a great insight into fiction-writing by fiction guru Randy Ingermanson. I’ve been reading his blog and newsletter for a number of years, and his methods have greatly helped my own fiction writing (now on hold, as I am focusing on a non-fiction project). In his … Continue reading Randy Ingermanson: ‘Fiction Gives Justice in an Unjust World’| A Thinking Person, a.k.a. Cogit8R
He thought of the SS man whose flat they were renovating, how he talked excitedly about his wife’s arrival, no doubt imagining her joy when she saw the new kitchen.| A Thinking Person, a.k.a. Cogit8R
Recently, I've begun focusing my writing efforts on American history, with emphasis on the Civil War.| A Thinking Person, a.k.a. Cogit8R
I guess most of us are both bad and good. Some people are mostly bad, some mostly good. Where does it come from? Partly nature, partly nurture, Partly free will. If we refuse to act on the basis of free will, we will be entirely subject to nature and nurture. ARB — 5 March 2020 … Continue reading What we are| A Thinking Person, a.k.a. Cogit8R
Word Count: The Hack-Writer’s Lament I know. Get the word-count down. It’s good for me? It’s what makes a good writer? Please. Murder your darlings. You mean murder the story. It would have been shorter if I’d had more time? More time is not the problem. More time, and the story will be shaved away. … Continue reading Word-Count: The Hack-Writer’s Lament| A Thinking Person, a.k.a. Cogit8R
In 1997, I wrote an article for Internet Marketing & Technology Report titled “Marketing in Virtual Communities.” The IMTR newsletter, now out of print, was published by the research firm Computer Economics, where I assisted as a contributing editor during the late 1990s. Frank Scavo, president of Computer Economics, has kindly given me permission to … Continue reading ‘Marketing in Virtual Communities’: A Retrospective| A Thinking Person, a.k.a. Cogit8R
Gladys Ellis Bredenberg November 26, 1926 – May 19, 2018 Gladys Ellis Bredenberg died at the age of 91, on Saturday, May 19, 2018, at Sunrise North Hills Senior Living, Raleigh, NC, where she had resided since 2014. Gladys Bredenberg came to Raleigh in 1950 with her husband, Paul Arnold Bredenberg (October 24,1923 – November … Continue reading Gladys Ellis Bredenberg, 26 Nov 1926 – 19 May 2018 (Obituary for my mother)| A Thinking Person, a.k.a. Cogit8R
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Lately, Match.com has been sending me invitations to communicate with single people in my area. The Internet is a wonderful thing. I receive so many lovely invitations. This one I think is unnecessary. I already know many single people and always make an effort to say hi to them. If they want to … Continue reading I’ve been invited to say ‘Hi!’ to single people in my area| A Thinking Person, a.k.a. Cogit8R
I read his poems Each one a few spare lines — An image of an old woman or a honeysuckle vine or a bee or a dying man. I shift in my chair, munch on salted nuts, heave a sigh. You’re the…| A Thinking Person, a.k.a. Cogit8R
