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1). Apostrophe Usage Explained
APOSTROPHE USAGE EXPLAINEDCopyright 2004, Michael LaRoccaAccording to one of my previous articles, whenever a Southernersays "Y'all wa
2). Apostrophe Usage Made Simple
APOSTROPHE USAGE MADE SIMPLE
Copyright 2005, Michael LaRoccaAccording to one of my previous articles, whenever a Southerner
says "Y'all watch
3). Can An Old Indian Engineer Write Fiction?
CAN AN OLD INDIAN ENGINEER WRITE FICTION?Copyright 2004, Michael LaRoccaAn author emailed me three "disadvantages" to her decision tob
4). Car Horns
CAR HORNSCopyright 2004, Michael LaRoccaLet's pretend that you live in China. Perhaps not in my neighbor-hood, but in China. Let's als
5). Comma Usage Explained
COMMA USAGE EXPLAINEDCopyright 2004, Michael LaRoccaDon't they drive you nuts?You can visit all the rules of style you want, and y
6). Comma Usage Made Simple
COMMA USAGE MADE SIMPLE
Copyright 2005, Michael LaRoccaDon't they drive you nuts?You can visit all the rules of style you want, and yo
7). Common Writing Mistakes
Most books aren't rejected because the stories are "bad." They're rejected because they're not "ready to read." In short, minor stuff like
8). Dixie Dawg
DIXIE DAWGCopyright 2004, Michael LaRoccaI met Lisa when I was 21 years old. She was 15. Her father took us to their house. Meeting the fa
9). Frosty, The Wandering Vagabond Cat
FROSTY, THE WANDERING VAGABOND CATCopyright 2004, Michael LaRoccaFor a long time, we had a four-pet home. Daisy the border collie mix and
10). Get Rich Writing Fiction
GET RICH WRITING FICTION
Copyright 2005, Michael LaRoccaSome of us write simply because we can't not write. Ideas grab
us, move us, and demand
11). Hong Kong Calico
HONG KONG CALICOCopyright 2005, Michael LaRocca"Dogs have masters;Cats have staff."Picasso was born in February 2000. Accordin
12). How Not To Get Published
HOW NOT TO GET PUBLISHEDCopyright 2001, Michael LaRoccahttp://free_reads.tripod.com(This article may be freely published with author's
13). How To Break Into Print Publishing
The big question. Do you submit directly to the publishers, or do you find an agent who will do that for you? Based on anecdotal evidence I've h
14). How To Write
LEARNING HOW TO WRITECopyright 2004, Michael LaRoccaAs a student of Spanish, my goal was to think in Spanish. Skipthe word-by-word tra
15). Hurricane Cats
HURRICANE CATSCopyright 2005, Michael LaRoccaYou like cats, don't you?Some people don't like cats.Daddy doesn't like cats.
16). Learning How To Write
LEARNING HOW TO WRITE
Copyright 2004, Michael LaRoccaAs a student of Spanish, my goal was to think in Spanish. Skip
the word-by-word translati
17). Picasso Vanished!
PICASSO VANISHED!Copyright 2003, Michael LaRoccaAfter we moved, Picasso went AWOL!Lemme start at the beginning.Lunar New Y
18). Print-On-Demand - A Definition and a Comparison
PRINT ON DEMAND - A Definition and a Comparison
Copyright 2005, Michael LaRoccaThe purpose of this article is to consider Print-On-Demand
publ
19). Print-On-Demand Publishing - A Definition and a Comparison
Print On Demand
A Definition and a Comparison Copyright 2004, Michael LaRocca
The purpose of this article is to consider Print-On-Demand p
20). Pumpkin, The Halloween Cat
PUMPKIN, THE HALLOWEEN CATCopyright 2005, Michael LaRoccaThe neighbor's car pulled into my driveway. She got out holding a stranger in her
21). Rhetorical Questions
RHETORICAL QUESTIONSCopyright 2004, Michael LaRoccaHere's a question I ask as an avid reader. It's rhetorical,which means you don't ha
22). Santa For A Day
The year was 1981. I was eighteen years old. Much too young to be Santa Claus, right? Especially with my short skinny self. Right? Wrong!
It’s
23). Secret Agent Man
SECRET AGENT MANCopyright 2005, Michael LaRoccaToday's mission -- smuggle a contraband calico cat from my flat,past security and a few
24). Signs You Might Be A Cat
SIGNS YOU MIGHT BE A CATCopyright 2005, Michael LaRoccaYou can get cuddles whenever you want them.You yowl loudly if your litter b
25). Slammin The Doors
SLAMMIN THE DOORSCopyright 2004. Michael LaRoccaC'mon c'mon c'mon c'mon now touch me babyCan't you see that I am not afraid?What w
26). The One-Plot Wonder
Back in the mid to late 1980s I was a security guard. The pay was lousy, but it gave me many hours in seclusion to write short stories and no
27). Voice in Narrative and Dialogue - A Contrast of Writing Styl
One of the nice things about being an author is that we can break any rule we want. (I just did.) It's part of our job description. Language chang
28). Websites and Newsletters
If you are selling anything, you should have a website. If you are selling ebooks, you should consider it mandatory. How many people do you know w
29). Writing Fiction to Get Rich
WRITING FICTION TO GET RICH
Copyright 2004, Michael LaRocca
Some of us write simply because we can't not write. Ideas grab us, move us, an
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