As a writer, you know that my first words will be more than “Hello, world!”

I envision using my blog to talk about writing and what’s it’s like to be a professional writer, run a professional communications firm, to talk about grammar and punctuation (if I so choose) or just to rant or rave, as the whim moves me.

For now, for my first post, let me just say that writing is hard work. Someone asked recently for my favorite quote and why. I submitted this:

“Writing is easy: All you do is sit staring at a blank sheet of paper until drops of blood form on your forehead.” Gene Fowler, American journalist and biographer.

Why is it (one of) my favorite(s)? Because too many people think it’s easy and that simply because they know a bunch of words and some of the grammar rules they can write.

I think that sums it up well!

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