Tag Archives: writing

I Wish I Had Shot More Photos

Posted on October 6, 2019 by Joe Clark

I have not been writing over the past year. This was due to many reasons, including the death of my wife, teaching, house hunting and moving closer to my university, fixing up a new house, running the publishing business, and … Continue reading →

Posted in Aviation, Aviation History, Flying, Life in General | Tagged 909, A&Ps, annual maintenance, armchair quarterbacks, B-17G, Collings Foundation, FAA, Flying Fortresses, NTSB, speculation, teaching, writing | Comments Off

It Finally Happened

Posted on September 22, 2018 by Joe Clark

I knew this day was coming. This is the first year that paper books sold and eBook sales reached parity in our company in one year. In the time since we began producing eBooks, our hard copy sales were always … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged bibliophile, eBooks, electronic devices, favorite books, It Finally Happened, Learning to Read, new books, Papa's Problem, Patrick Kendrick, progress, publishers, reading, real books, research, writers, writing | Comments Off

Finally!

Posted on August 4, 2015 by Joe Clark

I have not been blogging, because of work with my publishing company. I have been editing projects, organizing workflow, marketing, and giving advice to many would be authors and finally, after seven years in the business, finally got around to … Continue reading →

Posted in Aviation, Aviation History, Flight Instructing, Flying, History, Life in General, Personal, Publishing, Reading, Writing | Tagged airplanes, aviation essays, aviation history, blogging, BluewaterPress LLC, first flying lessons, flight instructing, flight training, From Cubs to Jets, General aviation, inexperienced pilots, learning to fly, making plans, memories, Military Flying, pilots, professional pilots, setting goals, student pilots, Tips and Techniques, writing | 2 Comments

Polishing Stones

Posted on June 29, 2012 by Joe Clark

I have a friend who is an expert at polishing rocks, pebbles, and stones. People from all walks of life bring him their found nuggets. The stone-polisher takes them and decides if they are worthy. If they are, he will … Continue reading →

Posted in Publishing, Teaching, Writing | Tagged a metaphor, advancing skills, editing, editor, inexperienced authors, magazine articles, novels, Polishing Stones, short stories, the opportunity to learn, the perfect manuscript, The stone-polisher, wordsmith, writer, writing, Yoda, young writer | Comments Off

E. B. White

Posted on May 9, 2012 by Joe Clark

I had to come into my office to restart the computer when our network went down. As I was waiting for it to come back online, I looked down to my right and saw my copy of The Elements of … Continue reading →

Posted in Life in General, Personal, Publishing, Reading, Writing | Tagged a “little” book, aspiring writer, Charlotte’s Web, E. B. White, journalism students, reading, research, self-published pamphlets, Stuart Little, The Elements of Style, The New Yorker, the University of Florida, William Strunk Jr., writer, writing | Comments Off

Anniversary

Posted on August 5, 2011 by Joe Clark

Today marks the one-year anniversary since starting this blog. Gotta tell ya, it’s been a helluva a great ride! And to think it was all influenced and started by Ardis and I watching a movie about cooking (Julie & Julia). My … Continue reading →

Posted in Life in General, Personal, Publishing, Reading, Teaching, Writing | Tagged a movie about cooking, advertising, and life in general, Anniversary, Aviators and writers, bloggers, By posting less, Dave (down under), flying, guest columnists, I hope to write more, learning how to fly, my best friends' father, my writing discipline, one-year, publishing, Sanford, scale back a little, spinning propellers, suddenly gratified...and humbled, switchology, teaching flight theory and aviation history, the blogosphere, the Internet, Wordpress, writing, writing every day, Yak | 2 Comments

Cedar Key

Posted on June 13, 2011 by Joe Clark

One of my favorite places to fly for an afternoon or evening visit is a place in the crook of Florida’s Big Bend region. Where the coast turns more southerly, there is a sleepy little town called Cedar Key. I like … Continue reading →

Posted in Aviation, Flying, History, Life in General | Tagged a word of caution for the aviators, airplanes, airspeed, altitude, artists, artwork, bird watching, boating, Cedar Key, Cessnas, floating down the runway, Florida, Florida's Big Bend region, flying, friends, important port in the South, inexperienced pilots, instrument flying, instrument rated and current, judgment, kayaking, Las Islas Sabinas, no lights in the Gulf of Mexico, original Florida natives, relaxing, Spanish explorers, the island, the restaurants on Dock Street, the USS Hatteras, the walk into town is only a mile and a quarter or so, the War Between the States, trying to fly in the dark, writing | 3 Comments

Discipline

Posted on October 7, 2010 by Joe Clark

Life is all about discipline. Everything you do in your entire life requires discipline and you can only be successful if you have discipline. Especially when it comes to writing. Last month, I read the blog of a young writer … Continue reading →

Posted in Life in General, Personal, Publishing, Writing | Tagged discipline, editing, encouragement, keep up the pace, professional writers, re-writing, success, three pages per day, tone it down, writing | 6 Comments

Life Experience

Posted on August 5, 2010 by Joe Clark

I remember a time when I seriously talked to my mother about what I should do when I grew up. She knew I wanted to fly airplanes for a living; she also knew I had a proclivity for writing. I … Continue reading →

Posted in Life in General, Personal, Writing | Tagged Catch-22, life experience, living life, wisdom, writing | Comments Off

First Blog, An Introduction

Posted on August 5, 2010 by Joe Clark

OK, this is a new blog, probably numbering somewhere up in the tens of millions, if not hundreds of millions currently on the Internet. If you are reading, good for you! I humbly hope you are interested enough to continue … Continue reading →

Posted in Aviation, Life in General, Personal | Tagged ancestry, Cuba, flying, genealogy, growing up, Tampa, writing | 4 Comments

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