Monthly Archives: August 2018

• Observe your thoughts• Practice being present• Get a sex change• Try something risky• Thought-provoking question• Gift a missing part ______________ My name is Rob Bignell. I’m an affordable, professional editor who runs Inventing Reality Editing Service, which meets the manuscript needs of writers both new and published. I also offer a variety of self-publishing services. During the past 15 years, I’ve helpedContinue reading “Six Writer’s Block Busting Prompts”

Here’s a set of words that have perplexed some writers their entire lives: lifelong vs. life-long vs. life long. Most grammarists agree that lifelong – meaning lasting through one’s existence, as in a lifelong friendship – should be one word rather than two words or hyphenated. Confusion over the spelling arises because punctuation rules say that compound words, when used as an adjective, usually requireContinue reading “Forever confusing: lifelong, life-long, life long”

“My aim is to put down what I see and what I feel in the best and simplest way I can tell it.” – Ernest Hemingway “Writing for me is just like building a chair, making an artifact. The idea is that you build, create a story and cobble it together. If it stands up, that’s good.Continue reading “Five Great Quotations about Good Writing”

What is the legacy you wish to leave? Each of us has a limited time on Earth. How in that short time – through your writing – might you make the world a better place for future generations? ______________ My name is Rob Bignell. I’m an affordable, professional editor who runs Inventing Reality Editing Service, which meets theContinue reading “Writing Inspiration: What will be your legacy?”