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Writer’s NATOPS

Posted on May 23, 2011 by Joe Clark

In the days of flying tactical jets, I spent time reading the NATOPS manual and pocket checklist (PCL). Carrying the PCL in the lower pocket of your G-suit could sometimes keep you out of trouble and if you found yourself … Continue reading →

Posted in Life in General, Personal, Writing | Tagged "writer's NATOPS/PCL", a Skyhawk or a Corsair screaming through the air at .9 Mach, commas inside or outside of quotation marks, discipline, editors, flying tactical jets, G-suits, grammar, judgment, logical thought, memories, NATOPS manuals, parentheses, pocket checklists (PCL), publishers, spelling, syntax, the Internet, Writer's NATOPS, writers, “friends who can function as editors”, “word-emergency”, “writer’s NATOPS Manuals” | 2 Comments

A Paradigm Shift in the Wind

Posted on May 6, 2011 by Joe Clark

Sniff the wind. Can you smell it? It is very faint, but it is there. It is the odor of a completely new change coming to the publishing industry. More succinctly, the slight smell on the wind is the fear … Continue reading →

Posted in Life in General, Personal, Publishing, Reading, Writing | Tagged a complete change to the publishing industry, A Paradigm Shift in the Wind, A Portrait of Grandma's Dog, access to hundreds of free publications, Amazon Kindle, Cyclotron Factor, e-books, February 2011, first time e-book sales outstripped sales of paperbacks, Gone to meet the British, independent publishers, IPads, Keeping House, Lucky Infantryman, Papa's Problem, Patriots, personal computers, publishers, Road to Barrister, Smartphones, Sunday Morning Prayers for Monday Morning People, Switch Pitchers, The Eighth Day, Will Power, writers | Comments Off

Florida Authors

Posted on April 27, 2011 by Joe Clark

Last evening, we enjoyed a delightful dinner with co-workers and friends. The surprise of the evening was talk about Florida authors. In “the olden days,” the foremost Florida novelist was John D. MacDonald. He lived in Sarasota and completed many … Continue reading →

Posted in Life in General, Reading | Tagged a delightful dinner, a graduate of the University of Florida, a prolific writer, A Purple Place for Dying, Auburn, Captiva, Carl Hiaassen, co-workers and friends, Coleman, crime stories, Doc Ford, Double Whammy, editors, Florida authors, Florida Roadkill, Hammerhead Ranch Motel, his sailboat No Mas, Hoot, John D. MacDonald, Killing Mister Watson, La Florida, Marion “Doc” Ford, memories, Miami, Miami Herald, modern-day writers, mysteries, Naples, Newbery Honor, Nightmare in Pink, North of Havana, Orange Crush, Peter Matthiessen, Ponce de Leon, publishers, Quick Red Fox, Randy Wayne White, real-life Florida fishing information, Sanibel Flats, Sanibel Island, Sarasota, Serge A. Storms, Skin Tight, South Florida, Tampa Tribune, Team Rodent, The Deep Blue Good-by, the Everglades, the Land of Flowers falling in love with Florida…, the New York Times bestseller list, the sugar industry, the Sunshine State, Tim Dorsey, Tomlinson, Tourist Season, Travis McGee, Triggerfish Twist | 3 Comments

On Being a Writer

Posted on March 9, 2011 by Joe Clark

One thing about being a writer is that you have to write well, especially when it comes to “selling yourself.” In other words, when you put together a proposal or write a query letter to an editor, the writing has … Continue reading →

Posted in Life in General, Personal, Publishing, Writing | Tagged a rejection letter, an example of the author’s commitment to the craft, correspondence, dedication, discipline, editors, email, grammatical errors, homophonic errors, media mail, On being a writer, patience, proposal, publishers, query letter, the Internet, typos, working with undisciplined writers, writing soundly, you have to write well, “clean” manuscripts, “selling yourself” | Comments Off

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

Running Out of Time

Posted on December 22, 2010 by Joe Clark

This is a time when many are running out of time. At this time of year, many people are finding themselves on the short end of the stick used to measure time. Of course, there are as many methods for … Continue reading →

Posted in Flying, Life in General, Personal | Tagged banging out copy, consequences, Davy Jones' locker, fingers flying across the keys, lessons of Christmas, making and saving gas, managing editors, methods for measuring time, Navy pilots, news reporter-photographers, pressure, publishers, Running Out of Time, short end of the stick, stressing out, students running out of time, time management | Comments Off

Reading & Writing

Posted on August 28, 2010 by Joe Clark

If you are going to write, you must read. Moreover, if you are a writer who reads, you are going to write – you will write more, and you will find yourself writing well. Reading and writing go hand in … Continue reading →

Posted in Life in General, Personal, Reading, Writing | Tagged driving, editors, flying airplanes, get on with life, music, On Writing by Stephen King, play a great game, practice, preparation, publishers, putting words to paper, read, Reading & Writing, sailing, teaching, typewriter, write | 2 Comments

Reading & Writing

Posted on August 28, 2010 by Joe Clark

Modern Day Writing Tools

Posted on August 18, 2010 by Joe Clark

We were on a road trip, having shut down production for a very rare moment. Typically, we work close to 14 hours a day and through the weekend. It reminds me of my days in the Navy when I was … Continue reading →

Posted in Life in General, Publishing, Writing | Tagged authors, computers, editors, electricity, freelancers, Modern Day Writing Tools, newspapers, projects, publishers, query letters, road trip, Stop the Presses!, submission guidelines, the path of least resistance, Twenty-first Century, writers | 2 Comments

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