COMING SOON!
It started as a dirt path connecting neighbors, communities, states and finally a nation.
Route 66 was an overland route traveled by pioneers, migrant farmers and anyone going west looking for the American dream. From wagon ruts to an asphalt highway, it has connected generations of people.
Join us as we travel through time from the early days and well into the future on the Mother Road.
OUR TIME ON ROUTE 66 is full of stories that tell of good times and bad, love and heartache, from the past to beyond tomorrow, and all of them connected by one stop, the Tower Station, and U-Drop Inn.
Better Blogging
Rory C. Keel
Tonight I have worked on my blogs. I’m trying to be a better blogger.
Here are some tips i’ve been trying to follow. Try them yourself
Here are ten tips that help me with my blog writing.
Social Networking
Rory C. Keel
For a writer, social networking sites are beneficial in several ways.
First, they can help you make connections with other writers who are trying to achieve the same goals. The ability to discuss with others the techniques that work, and those that might not, can help you as a writer avoid mistakes and pitfalls by increasing your knowledge of the writing craft.
Second, social networking sites can provide the ability to contact and reach out to successful writers and their publishers, creating opportunities that you might not otherwise have. Due to the high volume of manuscripts received by publishers, many good writers are overlooked. By networking with publishers, agents, and the authors who write for them, your connections could turn into an asset when you are ready to seek publication.
The third is marketing. As much as we would like for our writing to sell itself, or for our publishers to do all the marketing, we will need to do some of it, if not most, for ourselves. A majority of publishers will want to know your platform – in other words, do you have an audience? With social networking sites, you can develop a potentially vast audience for your writing.
Little More Work
Rory Keel
Dialogue’s realistic,
the story moves along.
The characters are believable,
But the point of view is wrong.
The ending makes more sense,
The conflict gets resolved,
With proper punctuation
And the use of perfect tense.
Putting a Slant on things
Rory C. Keel
When words are slanted to the right, they are in Italic. In writing, this can indicate several things to the reader.
Italic word are used to accent words with emphasis or importance. They can also indicate book, magazine or play titles, even words from a foreign language.
Standard practice when writing of typing a manuscript is to underline the words to be Italicized.
Things that make you say, Humm?
Rory C. Keel
I recently had the opportunity to spend a couple of weeks in the state of Massachusetts on a business trip. Several friends had asked if I had ever been there during the time that the leaves change in the fall. Between all the maple, Sumac and Birch trees the change in color is said to be unbelievable. When I arrived, the trees were still green, however, like a magic trick, change appeared within a week. It was an amazing thing to see.
I decided to take one day and go to Boston and experience some great American history. In my search for the most fantastic piece of history, I found the Boston drain. Many people would spend their time imagining all of the creepy things underneath this heavy metal stopper, but not I.
My query was how long it would take for the city to begin to swirl and be sucked down through this little drain.
Wordsmith Six 