by D.B. Smyth | @DB_Smyth | Oct 2, 2015 | Writing Tools
I don’t know who gave it to us. Other writers, maybe? Unknowingly passing this virtual virus via tweets, blog posts and even books. Or maybe it’s the writing gremlins–the little monsters that like to crawl around inside your head and whisper that...
by D.B. Smyth | @DB_Smyth | May 24, 2013 | The Writing Life, Writing Tools
I. Love. Mind mapping! I probably learned this skill way back in elementary school–or maybe it was Jr. High?–for brainstorming. You know. Write your main idea in the center and circle it, add tangent lines for all the pieces connected to said idea, group...
by D.B. Smyth | @DB_Smyth | Jan 13, 2011 | The Writing Life, Writing Tools
So I meant to be more consistent in 2011, but we know how that’s worked out so far. Let’s just say my road to Hell is well-paved and getting wider every day. That aside, I wanted to share my oh-so-exciting-yet-distracting secret project… the new...
