Category Archives: Reading

More Books About Flying

Posted on April 21, 2011 by Joe Clark

After finishing yesterday’s blog about books on the subject of the Doolittle Raid, I began thinking of other books written of flying that all serious pilots should read. There are so many great novels and historical accounts written of flying that once … Continue reading →

Posted in Aviation, Flying, History, Life in General, Personal, Reading | Tagged a very unconventional life, Beryl Markham, British East Africa, England, Ernest Hemingway, flight training, flying, friends, great novels and historical accounts about flying, inexperienced pilots, judgment, Kenya, learning to fly, memories, More Books About Flying, mountains, Mt. Kilimanjaro, one of the most talented writers ever, open cockpit biplanes, pilots, professional pilots, student pilots, taildraggers, West with the Night, writers | 3 Comments

Books About the Men and the Mission

Posted on April 20, 2011 by Joe Clark

Over the last couple of days of writing about General Doolittle and his raid, many who know me have stopped and talked specifically about the men and the mission. To each, I have recommended a couple of books. The first … Continue reading →

Posted in Aviation, Aviation History, Flying, History, Reading | Tagged Air Force, airplanes, aviation in America, Bob Considine, Books About the Men and the Mission, Carroll V. Glines, discipline, Doolittle’s Raid, Florida, flying, friends, General Doolittle, I Could Never Be So Lucky Again, instrument flying, Jimmy Doolittle’s autobiography, judgment, memories, military service, Navy, Pearl Harbor, Phyllis Thaxter, pilots, professional pilots, Spencer Tracy, Ted W. Lawson, the first raid against Japan, Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo, Van Johnson, World War II | 3 Comments

Learning to Read

Posted on March 25, 2011 by Joe Clark

I always knew I was going to be a pilot and I also knew I would be a writer. When it came to reading and writing, there are a couple of people to whom I am very indebted. My mother … Continue reading →

Posted in Life in General, Personal, Reading, Writing | Tagged baby-books, bookmobiles, books appropriate to age-level, boyhood crushes, Florida, friends, Hillsborough County, Learning to Read, Marianne, mom, new worlds, pictures in books, Pierce Junior High School, pilot, reading and writing, Saturday morning, Tampa, The world of words!, writer, writers | 3 Comments

The Amazing Kindle (and other e-readers)

Posted on March 7, 2011 by Joe Clark

Okay, so I finally broke down and bought Ardis a Kindle. With both of us being complete and unabashed bibliophiles, we were not so sure about reading anything off an electronic device. Even though we use computers all the time, … Continue reading →

Posted in Life in General, Personal, Publishing, Reading | Tagged Amazon.com, and sentence and a e-books, authors, bibliophiles, books, convenient pay by credit card, distribution problems, easier shopping, electronic devices, military members, printing, publishers, reading and buying public, reading on the Kindle, room for old-fashioned books and e-books, royalty schedules, sailors, soldiers, Steve Jobs, storage, the IPad, The Kindle | 3 Comments

Another Brick & Mortar Bookstore Facing Problems

Posted on February 19, 2011 by Joe Clark

Last week we saw the filing of Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection for Borders Bookstores. Shortly after the filing, Borders CEO Mike Edwards sent a mass email out to all of the faithful. In it, he talks about Borders stores being … Continue reading →

Posted in Life in General, Personal, Publishing, Reading, Writing | Tagged advantages of the virtual store, Another Brick & Mortar Bookstore Facing Problems, Borders Bookstores, Borders CEO Mike Edwards, brick and mortar stores, Chapter 11 Bankruptcy protection, Circuit City, Digital Reader, e-book, iPad, Kindle, print-on-demand technology, the difficult U.S. economy, the Nook, the rapidly changing bookselling environment | 3 Comments

Taking Pride in Your Writing

Posted on February 10, 2011 by Joe Clark

I am amazed when reading some of the missives written today. Sometimes, I think English teachers have failed all of America, but then again, maybe not. Maybe the electronic devices we use today have warped our brains, keeping us from … Continue reading →

Posted in Personal, Publishing, Reading, Teaching, Writing | Tagged English teachers, essayists, professional writers, Taking Pride in Your Writing, the laziness of writers, those who like words and books, using logic and discipline to write well, warped brains, writing correctly and well | 5 Comments

Writers Eloquently Insulting Each Other

Posted on January 27, 2011 by Joe Clark

In order to sell books or magazine articles with regularity, writers should write simply. In using Microsoft Word, one feature the software has is a spelling and grammar check, which reports the reading level of a document. I have often … Continue reading →

Posted in Publishing, Reading, Teaching, Writing | Tagged bestselling authors, big words, books, cover letters, Ernest Hemingway, KISS principle, magazine articles, Microsoft Word, résumés, simple writing styles, spelling and grammar check, the eighth grade reading level, understanding the writing, William Faulkner, Writers Eloquently Insulting Each Other, writing simply, writing well | 3 Comments

Reindeer and Gun Sights

Posted on December 27, 2010 by Joe Clark

We were sitting around the table last night catching up. That was when my father-in-law hit on something close to the heart of every editor. Apparently, he and his wife were thinking back across their 85 years reflecting on terms … Continue reading →

Posted in Publishing, Reading, Writing | Tagged dictionary, edit, editor, father-in-law, gun sight, gun site, homonyms, homophones, manuscript, preparing books for publication, professional editing, raindeer, reigndeer, reindeer, Reindeer and Gun Sights, terms we no longer use, writers | 7 Comments

How to Blog

Posted on December 8, 2010 by Joe Clark

Many have asked where I find the time to blog daily. My secret is my telephone and all those small groupings of minutes which we commonly waste because they are too short a time with which to do anything productive. … Continue reading →

Posted in Life in General, Publishing, Reading, Writing | Tagged computer, editing, editorial mistake, editorial work, finding time, first edit, fourth edit, fresh eye, How to Blog, my telephone, new perspective, paragraphs, perfect writing, second edit, sentences, Smartphones, the daily grind, third edit | 2 Comments

The Owl Hoot Trail

Posted on November 30, 2010 by Joe Clark

Book two opens with Cliff and his new bride making their way back to Georgia. Cliff comes home to find the situation grimmer than the short message of his mother’s telegram. This leads to more adventure for Cliff as he … Continue reading →

Posted in Life in General, Personal, Publishing, Reading, Writing | Tagged Clifford Brown, fertile imagination, Gold in the Red Desert, Louis L’Amour, Point Lookout Maryland, prisoner of war, Reb Brown, Southern Georgia, T.H. Bear, The Bear Lady, the gold rush, The Long Trail, The Owl Hoot Trail, the Pony Express, The Reconstruction Period, the War Between the States, The Withlacoochee Renegades, Wyoming | 9 Comments

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Category Archives: Reading

More Books About Flying

Books About the Men and the Mission

Learning to Read

The Amazing Kindle (and other e-readers)

Another Brick & Mortar Bookstore Facing Problems

Taking Pride in Your Writing

Writers Eloquently Insulting Each Other

Reindeer and Gun Sights

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